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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The mythology that kids who get in to various colleges aren’t prepared or are less prepared than most other kids attending those school is so out of touch. You’re reading the private school forum and have too much FOMO that kids must have to do hours and hours of homework and be in a pressure cooker enviro to be “prepared” for college. That’s just ridiculous. There’s a lot of being developmentally prepared and ready for college by being well rounded and also having a more diverse and inclusive type of high school experience and ability to navigate the world without bubble wrap and hand holding. [/quote]

I've had kids at both JR (when it was Wilson) and a top DC private and you're mistaken on your last point.  There is no chaos or fights in private like there are at DCPS but there is also no hand-holding in private.  You would be surprised. 
There is no safety net or calls home or warnings to the kids if grades drop.  Grades are not posted online (no Aspen) so kids very much feel like they're on their own and in the dark.  It's very much a sink-or-swim environment. 
No late work and no retakes. 
[b]DCPS had FAR MORE hand-holding.    [/b][/quote]

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