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[quote=Anonymous]Didn't read all of these responses but we chose public for both of my kids. The oldest when through Whitman in Bethesda.  We could have easily afforded private but we liked the community we met at public elementary school, student is a real self starter and likes independence, did well in his classes, liked the options for different types of things (lots of history options, music options, writing options, different levels of different classes, languages, etc.  He never wanted to leave public, graduated well, attended a T50 university, graduated this year and is gainfully employed. Very pleased with his education, social environment and path. He still has many friends from public school that he remains friends with.

We ended up sending our younger one (who started in public too) to private middle school and high school because he is less independent and was struggling in large class size environment. He wanted to move and he moved him and he was successful in the private school, stayed through graduation and is now at a LAC that is perfect for him. He also loved his school and remains friends with classmates.

In terms of a parent's view of the differing schools, Whitman had so many more options and choices compared to the private for classes and my second kid was limited by the course selection.  Private had smaller classes, more individualized writing attention.  Whitman was walking distance, private was further away so friends and stuff was a little harder to drive etc, but in general both of my kids got what they needed and we were happy. So if you are lucky or worked hard enough to have the choice, do what's better for your kid.

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