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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We found the experience in MCPS to feel very impersonal, and have opted into private school.

The main benefits have been that

-my kids have good relationships with all their teachers (except maybe the ones they didn’t like) and feel like teachers care/are invested/know them well
-like being in a community where they know/see familiar faces - they don’t feel anonymous
-if there is a problem, we (parents) at least feel heard by the admin - not saying we get what we want, but i don’t ever feel like I am sending emails into some anonymous black hole where no one responds or cares
-my kids can participate in sports/arts/other activities just to try stuff, even in high school, and will likely get to do it in some meaningful way
-the decisions (like big ones for the school) are being made by people who are at our school, see the kids, and see the teachers, and are only about what is best for the school - I think this is a much better approach than MCPS, where the policies have to be the same even when schools serve very different students.[/quote]

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Playing a sport in high school is an incredible value add for our DC. DC has no intention of playing in college, but the relationships formed with teammates and coaches have been hugely important, as has learning to balance sports and academics. At their private school, they can do this three seasons each year.

Do no underestimate the importance of independence and flexibility when it comes to determining policies, curriculum, schedules, hiring decisions etc. [/quote]

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