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[quote=Anonymous]And now, back to our regularly-scheduled programming . . .

OP, our kids went to public for ES, then switched to private for MS and HS (the 2 oldest are now in college and youngest in HS).  DH and I went to public schools ourselves, but my 2 youngest sibs went to boarding school, so we didn't go into this thinking that there was a line in the sand that distinguishes public school families from private school families.  Perhaps as a result of that mindset, we have found that while public school parents are generally somewhat more chill and down-to-earth, there are plenty of private school folks just like that.  In fact, I'd say that the majority of parents at our kids' private school are indistinguishable from the parents we got to know when our kids attended a close-in, high SES MoCo school.

That said, when you're paying $30K+ in yearly tuition, you're going to feel -- I hesitate to use this word, but it seems apt -- entitled.  This fosters much of the PITA-parent-craziness you often see in private schools.  OTOH, I sometimes think that private school parents are pretty meek compared to MCPS parents.  Private school parents tend to be fearful of pissing off the HOS and division heads, so they will often just grouse among themselves or complain to a teacher, but will not go to the administration, even where there is a systemic problem, rather than an issue that involves an individual teacher only.   The MCPS parents I know are pretty feisty in comparison.

Bottom line:  as other PPs have noted you will find people in private who are sane and you will find people in public who are crazed.  Just hang with the former and avoid the latter -- believe me, they are easy to spot.     [/quote]

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