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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our child is at SSSAS and we have another at a different major private.  For us it is worth it for the opportunities our child is offered.  Maybe it’s a small pond thing but we think that is worth it. Comparing the academics to other privates we are personally experiencing and others we know of anecdotally, SSSAS is rigorous. Lots of homework.  Hard grading.  Kids will be very prepared for a hard college.  That said, access to Honors and AP is limited to higher achieving students.  So grades matter both for college but also for immediate opportunities.  This may sour people.  It is a place that has done away with grade inflation almost to a fault.  But again, we are happy.  Our child is working hard and learning a lot and feeling very motivated.  [/quote]

They don’t offer Algebra 1 in 7th grade as SSSAS.  My Freshman at an FCPS school is taking AP social studies SSSAS doesn’t offer until 11th or 12 th grade. Almost all public schools do. I just don’t see the ‘rigor.” [/quote]

They don’t offer Algebra 1 in 7th in ACPS anymore either. This thread isn’t about FCPS.[/quote]

Right but if you are asking if SSSAS is worth 55k for a middling education that is worse than many many kids get for free, the answer is No.  The PP said, “SSSAS is rigorous”.  That claim is false.  It is false when compared to other privates. In fact, it isn’t even rigorous compared to most public schools. [/quote]

+1. And stating that ACHS doesn't offer X, when SSSAS doesn't either...... is  a really odd defense of a middling school[/quote]

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