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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a friend that went to a boarding school because we were from a city out west that had very limited private school options and he just really did not fit in at either of the two options.  He thrived there.
But in an area like ours that has so many options, I cannot understand why anyone would do it, absent unusual family circumstances (parents who travel frequently; sibling with SN; etc.) 
I have three teens and having the daily contact with them is just so important.  They won’t seek you out at that age so you have to just sort of be there so that when things come up, you see them.  [/quote]

Except for a 3-4 local day schools, the schools in the area are not good options in comparison to boarding schools. They don’t even compare. My teen is at a top boarding school and they are able to do so much more in sports, activities, language, history, math, and science. The Ivys also come to their boarding school to recruit. And the social environment is so much healthier than when we’re in DC private. My teen loves their school. [b]The DC schools are typically ranked lower nationally except the Big 3.[/b] If we were comparing New York schools, your statement would be accurate. [/quote]

Which leads to the next question:  who gives a shit?  Is it so important that your kid go to one of the most highly ranked private schools available to humanity that it's worth shipping them away before puberty?  Are the literally hundreds of thousands of DC area high school students who don't go that route so much worse off?  [/quote]

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