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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have to say I'm baffled by the apparently robust market for mediocre private schools in this area. Make me wonder what people think they are buying. Social cachet? Small class sizes? Segregation from the rabble? A community of shared beliefs? Relief from chronic concerns about budget cuts, standardized testing, etc.? Because it's hard to make the case that the answer "a better education."[/quote] Depends on the school and the alternative. No doubt, for example, that schools like Sidwell, GDS, NCS/St. Albans, are superior to the vast majority of schools private or public in the country. However, if you are choosing between, say TJ or Blair and one of these schools for your math/science loving child, then I agree that it would be hard to justify the price tag. However, if you are like USA and live in bounds for a poorly performing DCPS, and have a child at a Big 3/5, then for academic purposes alone, the price tag is worth it.[/quote]
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