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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Though our public gets high marks for being the best, when I told my acquaintances that we were going to private, their frustrations with the public surfaced. Frankly, nothing like what they are describing happens at our private. I think they would all transfer if they could afford it. And I do think that they think you are aiming for an Ivy. It is a lot of work to make public school work for your kid -- volunteering, raise money ect ect[/quote]

We volunteered very little at our public high school (we have many other volunteer commitments and we both work full time) and DC is now at a so-called "top" ivy.

The work for public school is in making sure your kids are in the best classes and/or applying to the magnets magnets, all of which takes research. If your kid needs to be pushed, this will be work for you because some of the teachers are on top of things, but not all of them are tracking your particular kid. There's also a lot of work in researching college options, because the public high school counselors are overworked and unfamiliar with top colleges.

I wonder how much of the frustration with public have to do with the interface. My kids both started out in private school and I agree, the private schools do a much better job of building community, letting you know what's going on in the class, dealing with your concerns (although I have to say, our private school was not very helpful with a bullying incident) and smoothing the way to college. The public schools just aren't set up for PR and customer service.[/quote]

Have you ever noticed that the publics always say their kids are at a "top Ivy" when in reality in the DC area there are probably only 8 students per year altogether going to a "top Ivy" except for TJ?[/quote]

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