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[quote=Anonymous]Moved to McLean for the schools.  My wife and I were both educated at public schools and we never even considered private back in the day.

Our son did not thrive in the local FCPS GT center (now AAP).  3rd party coaching did not help.

My wife was relentless in seeking the right path for our son and she looked into private.  Ultimately, my son entered a private in 9th grade and he was a different person/student within a semester.

Why?

- He couldn’t hide or get lost in the small class sizes.

- Son loved the fact that he had more control of his experience.  In retrospect, it seems like he needed more of a self-directed learning environment.  We were not helicopter parents but he clearly wanted more independence which was easy to give him given the way the school assigned him an academic adviser who kept in close contact with us.  We stopped asking about homework each night.

-Son quickly found peers that he respected and related to.  Amazing kids that we are grateful for.

-The environment – campus, classes, food, athletics, peers, teachers, and culture – agreed with him.  I truly believe that his school expected a certain level of “professionalism” 
that he was glad to live up to because he respected the school.

Ultimately, my son had an amazing high school experience and college outcome and he is now thriving at his university. We moved our daughter to the same private.

I might have been one of the people in this thread with cynical thoughts about private school just a few years ago and I still believe public is a great option for many/most kids. It was for me.  But for some kids, I firmly believe the unique attributes of a private make a big difference.  And if it matters, private is a sacrifice for us.       
   
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