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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, you are seriously considering moving to be inbounds for a different MCPS? Just pay for private.[/quote]

Private is so much more expensive than moving, especially if you have more than one kid. [/quote]

We considered moving to be in bounds for WW (we are zoned for BCC) and the change in housing costs was going to be more than sending one kid to private school. Perhaps we could have found a house that was smaller and not as nice as current house, but that seemed like a silly trade. Opted out of mcps and have zero regrets. Friends at BCC say they are happy but then tell me stories about what’s going on and I have to wonder if it’s just a cope because they bought a 2m house and now can’t afford private. [/quote]
They are just telling you the stories. They could certainly afford catholic at least if they bought a 2 million dollar house. Not everyone wants private though. Some people are fine with the stories bc they know their kid is happy even so. There are plenty of stories in private but people tell them less on here. It directly affects enrollment for a private school. [/quote]

And lots of people aren’t Catholic and, even if they are, have no interest in a Catholic school.[/quote]

It's moot anyway, since MCPS has much stronger academics than most Catholic schools. The STEM tracks of MCPS are better than any private school in the DC area. Writing and literature are better in certain top privates. But to most people, it's not worth paying 60K a year (and 75K for some) just to get the additional writing, when most kids can get a solid, well-rounded education in public, and a top-notch STEM track.

The PP touting privates and criticizing parents who complain about public is missing a key psychological component. I live in a part of Bethesda where it's half private, half public school families. The private school families tend not to criticize their schools. The public families, some of whom are far wealthier, are unsparing in their school commentary. Why? Because they can. They don't have skin in the game, just taxes. Whereas private school families are paying through the nose for the privilege, so the bar is MUCH higher to get into a headspace in which they feel they can criticize - they would essentially be re-examining their own very expensive life choices, which is never easy! It doesn't mean that privates are "better". It's just easier to criticize something that's the default offering, versus something you've gone out of your way to choose. I love to criticize aspects of my kids' MCPS schools. But ultimately I know I made the right choice sending them there.

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