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[quote=Anonymous]I'm not fooling myself, I understand the reality of my choices.

I understand that my non-JKLMMO WOTP school is giving my child a good basic education, which will be enhanced by the fact that she lives with educated parents.  I understand that a lot of what I learned about the world, the universe, current events, etc. came from talking with my parents, visiting museums with them, taking nature walks, watching them read, etc. and my kids will do the same.

I understand that DPCS may not be the best school system in the country, but neither was the urban Catholic school filled with lower income kids that I attended.  And yet I went to a private university and graduate school (both on academic scholarships) and felt completely prepared.  In fact, I graduated at the top of my class in both undergrad and grad, ahead of many many people from private schools.  I attribute this in part to the practical, non-academic skills I learned in my lowly school system.

I understand that my kids benefit from our choices by getting plenty of sleep (they wake up at 7:30) and being able to walk to school.  They also get to eat breakfast and dinner with their parents and know that their parents will be at almost every major school/sport event because they sacrificed higher paid jobs (which could have paid for private schools) in favor of short commutes and flexible schedules.

I understand that my kids are part of a economically and economically diverse student body, which will teach them lessons and prepare them for real life in a much different way than private school or all-white suburban schools will.

I accept that they are not getting a private school education but I am fine with that.  I also have no illusions that they are the smartest kids in the world, nor do I aspire for them to attend Ivies.  I hope that they find interests and talents and follow whatever path necessary to achieve their goals.

So no, I'm not fooling myself in any way, but maybe that's because I have realistic expectations for DCPS and for my kids.
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