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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went to public school all the way through - my parents could've afforded private - and got a great education and 2 Ivy degrees.  In the same boat with my kids, have the money, staying public in NWDC (Hardy feeder through to Wilson).  I don't feel like my kids need such a sheltered, country club like environment for school or such as sense of heightened privilege that I feel so many families feel they are either 'buying' or cultivating (or shielding their kids from difference).  I get that the privates offer smaller class sizes and stunning campuses and resources - but many of the area publics offer really strong academics, resources, extra currics etc etc - and there are a large number of families where they COULD afford privates but don't.  For all the grumbling on DCUM - Deal and Hardy and Wilson are really nice schools, the kids have access to tons of advantages, and do just fine.  [/quote]

[b]Ewww. Sad for your kids[/b][/quote]

I disagree.  I'm also a public school kid, support public schools, and live inbound for a Deal/Wilson feeder.  There are plenty of educated, well-resourced families like PP's whose kids do very well, and have a large cohort of high-performing peers, in Wilson feeders (and some other schools).  Some of the money they save on private can be used for enrichment activities, international travel, etc.  This was us until recently, when we moved our kid from public to private for language immersion specifically.  However, I'm under no presumption that I care more about my kids any than our friends and neighbors who've kept their kids in our neighborhood public.

The only point I'll disagree with the Hardy/Wilson PP about is the "country club, sheltered" claim.  I'm sure some privates fit this mold, but not all.  Our kid's private has a good amount of diversity, which was important to us as POC--our kid is far from the only "brown" kid in her class.  The families we've encountered thus far have been pretty down-to-earth and friendly.  We've also kept our kid involved in extracurriculars with neighborhood friends, so that she has both public and private school friends.  So I wouldn't assume that sending one's kid to private is necessarily always done to buy them a privileged existence, or that they will necessarily have a sheltered upbringing.
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