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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ll second the great arts program if that is your student’s thing.  It is top notch and no comparison to public offerings.  But the teacher excellence was significantly impacted by the financial mismanagement issues that have already been raised on this board last year.  And from my perspective, there isn’t a tight community at Bullis, but rather a series of adjacent cliche-y communities that make the social scene small and frankly weird.  Any school choice is a gamble, but go in with your eyes extra open here.[/quote]

That's at a lot of schools, public and private.  It was at our private and now at our public.  The social scene at our public is very clique and weird.[/quote]

I cannot speak for the upper school, but the lower school has a wonderful community.  I was a bit concerned about the social dynamics, but have been pleasantly surprised.  The parents I have met have been really kind and it's sad that people want to keep harping on how awful they are.  The lower school is smaller of course, but it has been a nurturing environment for our kids who are not what one would consider the typical Bullis students.

Here's the thing.  There is so much going on about the Top 5 schools in this area.  They are fantastic schools, no doubt.  The public schools in the DMV are also excellent.  However, not every child is destined to be in one of the top schools and some really do need smaller classes to thrive.  The Bullis lower school has connected with our kids who would otherwise be lost in public.  They are not cut out for one of the top schools and I would never try and push them into one.  I want them at a school that will help them grow and feel confident.  Bullis has done that and it hurts my kids to hear adults speaking poorly of it (yes, they have heard adults speak about it).  We should be building our kids up and praising them for the work they do, not speak bad about a place that they love to be.  What does that say about us as adults?

We are not there because of Boarman, we happen to dislike him.  We are not there for sports.  We are there because of how amazing the teachers have been and when negative things come up we speak with our children about it if they have any questions.

It saddens me to see such venom spewed and I hope that we can all wake up and see just how truly privileged we are.  Be good to each other man....[/quote]

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