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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It sounds like the only answer that is being suggested here consistently is private school.[/quote]

Its wealthy private school parents trying to justify their decisions.[/quote]

So you think the writing skills of the average wealthy private school kid are the same as that of our MCPS students?[/quote]

Yes, I think that both groups are similar when you look at high acieving kids.  Privates self-select so they don't have the diversity or learning or other disabilities or issues but if you took the top MCPS students, they are probably more advanced than the privates.  Mine is a great writer.  Had a few good teachers and we worked on it at home.[/quote]

Do you have any evidence at all that the top MCPS students are more advanced than, say, the top private school kids?

Also, you have no idea what you’re talking about when it comes to learning disabilities. My kid has dyslexia and ADHD and is being accommodated wonderfully in a well respected private school.

Maybe learn about private schools in this area before acting like you’re an expert on the kids who attend.[/quote]

Look at the math tracks for one... its easy for a private when they cherry-pick kids and don't have the same issues so they aren't comparable, but your private with a few hundred kids isn't even comparable.  All the schools have issues - public and private.  For dyslexia, private makes sense.  But, for a very smart child above grade level its parent choice.  When we looked at privates, several were not comparable with academics and it was  not impressive at all.[/quote]

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