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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Depends what you need.  For the sciences, the publics are better than most privates.  For special needs and kids who need a smaller classroom environment, private school would likely be more nurturing than MCPS.   But beware of the restrictions many private schools have...needing to have As to take AP classes which knocks out perfectly decent B+ kids and restrictions on where and how many colleges a kid can apply to. I wouldn't pay a ton of money to have a school restrict my kids' choices.[/quote]

I don’t agree the privates are better for kids with SN. MCPs [b] used to have [/b]has a lot of resources and does great work with kids with special needs. Of course some kids can’t be served. But privates don’t have to follow IEPs.

As to private school, I did not opt for it for my kids because of all of the opportunities that MCPS offers. If I had an exceptional kids who really needed more than MCPS could offer, I would have considered it. [/quote]

There, fixed it for you. Anyone familiar with MCPS can tell you the quality of special education has gone down, resources are more stretched now than 10-15 years ago, classes are larger, it's more difficult to get into some of the programs like Aspergers', there are many unfilled para vacancies in multiple schools and the district spends millions litigating with families over denial of FAPE.  Privates don't have to follow IEPs, but they have individual learner profiles, smaller classes, more individualized instruction, some have specialized staff for instruction (like OG for dyslexia) and in general are more nurturing for kids.   People paying 40-50K per year for their SN kids are not idiots who are foregoing a better and cost-free education. After all, they are smart enough to figure out how to come up with that kind of money... [/quote]

It hasn’t changed.  It was bad way back when to.  It’s not a priority and that’s why so many Kids are struggling.  [/quote]

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