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Take a look at the private schools within a 30 minute drive as well or whatever you deem reasonable as a commute to school. Once your kids are ready for school you might be surprised that you want to consider private[/quote]

I struggle to understand the value proposition of private school in our area. We already pay tens of thousands of dollars in taxes that fund some of the best public schools in the country - and despite that people are willing to pay an additional $20-30k in tuition every year for 12 years? [b]Is the quality of education at the private school in our area really that much better? [/b]Does it translate to that much more money earned when the kid enters the workforce, or that much more social-emotional well-adjusted-ness? Even if money were no object, I find the marginal value of private school very low.[/quote]

Yes. I taught in both Fairfax County and a local private. Fairfax County kids are a full year behind in writing. The lowest private school kid was as good a writer as the Fairfax County transfer who was at the head of the class. It was shocking. We left everything and moved out of the area when our oldest was ready for elementary. We were open to anywhere in the United States with good schools, bearable climate, and an appropriate job market. If we could have afforded private, I would have stayed. To be clear, it wasn’t about who was in the class. My concerns were 💯 curriculum-based.

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Absolutely leave the DMV because what you posted is absurd.

Private curriculums vary widely. You are a troll.

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It’s not absurd. The truth hurts. Your naivety is absurd.[/quote]

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