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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have both our kids at IT and love it! We currently drive to drop off the kids and then pay for a parking spot downtown by my office. The commute to the new location will be better for us as the roads over there are less congested and it's easy to go to Rhode island Ave after dropping off and then head downtown. [b]I feel like we get a private school education[/b] for free at IT so the $250 I pay for parking is a steal when taking into consideration the amazing teachers my kids have and the wonderful family community we are a part of! [/quote]

Hi, I am the poster who started the "Which would you choose thread" re: IT and Hearst.  What does this mean--a private school education for free at IT?  I have heard this comment more than once from IT parents and an administrator.  But what, really does this mean?  Some public schools have small class sizes, so it can't be that.  A friend of mine said to me, "well you went to private school, so you know what that means."  But the D.C. public schools nowadays -- at least the ones I have toured (Powell, Eaton and Hearst) -- don't seem to be the overcrowded kid hoarding public schools of my youth.  What is "private" about IT?[/quote]

Not the PP or IT family (applying), but I have heard this said about many other schools as well (MV, CM, and LAMB come to mind).[/quote]

I think "independent" is more the word. "Private" can be as varied in size, quality, etc. as "charter " can be. No category or label inherently means better schools than another.[/quote]

I haven't heard it about MV or CM, but definitely have about LAMB, YY, and Washington Latin.  And no, not Basis - not because it isn't a good school (it appears to be, thus far) but because it seems to revel in a sort of "encourage the nerdiness" attitude that is one-dimensional.  The expectation of being well-rounded and accomplished in more than one direction (athletics, leadership, social development) may not be entirely absent, but isn't a priority.  [/quote]

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