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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We took our three boys out of Carderock and Plyle and sent them to local all boys, private schools.

It became obvious to us that the administrations and teachers at these schools answered primarily to the MCPS bureaucracy. The teaching was OK, but the coaching was woeful. We expected this would continue at Whitman.

The differences between the two environments and our son’s enthusiasm for all aspects of school (academic, athletics and social) were noticeable almost immediately. Our only regret was wondering why we didn’t make this switch sooner.

The neighborhood kids who stayed in the Whitman track weren’t harmed by the experience. But, for our active, athletic boys, the private school path was the right one.[/quote]

Same experience with me. Pulled one child out in 6th the other after 4th grade.  Not they enjoy all aspects of school.  The experience for them and me as a parent has been far superior.  No regrets.[/quote]

Well, you wouldn't know that it's "far superior" because you didn't send your kids to Whitman, so you don't know what their experience would've been if they went there.

I'm forgetting what this type of bias is, it's when you make a decision and then you are only able to see why you made the right one, because it's too hard for people cognitively to accept the ways in which they might not have made the best decision. OP, you are only going to get people like the above poster who are convinced that their decision was "superior."   Crazy to see so many post like this and then to think that this is one of the most educated ZIP Codes in the country. [/quote]

Look, I’m wealthy.  I’m not interested in buying a yacht.  I’d rather invest in my kids in a way that gives them what is( in my judgement) a superior experience.

So privates are where I want to spend my extra free cash flow. Others in my financial position would purchase extra fancy cars, more overseas vacations, or Chanel purses.  To each his own.  [/quote

That is us too.[/quote]

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