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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is an eye-opener. Thank you for posting, 12/05/2017 12:11.
[b]Is there a standardized test we should be asking about when comparing schools?[/b]
12/05/2017 12:11 is the most objective information we have.
I wish there was an equivalent to SAT that we could compare across all the 8th grades to see where these schools really stand
I am really getting worried that we are all getting hoodwinked into thinking these private schools are stronger than our local public schools
[b]Any insight or advice?[/b][/quote]

Private schools are only accountable to their "customers," the students and parents, who have no real way of assessing quality of instruction.  Some of them are run like tiny dictatorships, I speak from experience.

My advice- work with your public school!  You're already paying for it in our high taxes, and the more people are invested in our local publics, the better they will do, which will only lead to more enrollment by middle class and higher income parents and increased property values.  The private schools in PG are unimpressive academically and add nothing to our community.[/quote]
I agree with you in theory, but I just can't feel confident that my child will be ok in my local middle school.  I felt like the elementary school was small enough that my influence mattered and I'm hopeful that I'll have enough confidence in my kid's intrinsic motivation/confidence/abilities that she'll be ok at the high school (we'll see when the time comes), but I just couldn't put my faith in the local public middle school.  It's really unfortunate because I love the part of PG County where we live and I would love to support the public schools all the way through.  [/quote]

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