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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We were pretty happy with our public and only switched to private for language immersion.  Class sizes were slightly smaller in the public, so class size wasn't a concern of ours.  There are, however, some other modest [b]differences[/b] besides language:

1) aftercare: There are many more offerings in aftercare for the private.  I had to speak to the head of aftercare at the public last year because my Ker was frequently coming home saying they'd just been sitting around watching cartoons and often getting candy from teachers.  Call me uptight, but I didn't like that.  In contrast, my kid has art, "maker" type classes, sports, etc. to choose from this year.

2) recess: kid got only 30 min per day in public.  Sometimes even less than that, if it was judged to be too cold.  Teacher last year was good about getting them out more than once per day, time permitting, but that really varied by teacher.  In contrast, they're out for recess 3-4 times per day at the private.  The only unexpected consequence is that my kid has gotten a lot more bruises, scrapes, knots on head, etc. this year--never any of this in public.  However, I do think overall more recess is a positive.

3) academics: The public school was actually ahead in reading and math.  Kid is currently being pulled out in reading, whereas kid was a pretty average reader in public.  In math, they are also doing work that kid did in K last year in public.  I'm not too concerned about this, as I think it will all even out--DCPS is known for being fairly academic in the early grades.

Those were the biggies.  There are other differences related to student body composition, but these weren't the driving factor, as kid also had a pretty good peer group in public.[/quote]

PP again.  Meant to say differences, not benefits, above in bold.[/quote]

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