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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"pp again. I'd have to agree to an extent, that if we're only talking about preK and K -- "early childhood" -- then all of these schools are going to be warm and sweet. I don't know what OP meant exactly by "early YEARS."

If s/he meant "K all the way through 5th grade," I feel strongly there are very important differences in curriculum and the day-to-day academic experience among Janney/Mann/Key/Lafayette/Murch and Beauvoir/GDS/Sidwell.

These differences have already been discussed in many threads, but generally, it has to do with test-driven curriculum; huge differences in humanities offerings in 1st-5th; and music-studio art-PE frequency. And foreign language during the day, not as an aftercare choice for a fee."

You really sound like you need to take some Xanex; you are way too over the top with the ax that you have to grind.  Huge differences in curriculum, really?  I'm sorry, but the vast majority of "top" privates in and near NW DC have essentially the same curriculum as the JKLMs - readers and writers workshop, everyday or singapore math, responsive classroom and responsive recess.  Do you really think that a bunch of masters-degreed public school teachers can't come up as good a curriculum as less experienced and prepared privates school teachers?  Basically, what you get at a private is a secure class size.  Most of the rest that you prattle on about ("humanities," really?) is smoke and mirrors.  [/quote]

I'm sorry, but they do not have interchangeable curricula.

Huge differences in curriculum.  Really.

Did you know?  There is more to an education than reading, writing and math.    There is Chinese history, and marine biology and analysis of the poetry of black poets during the Civil Rights movement and consideration of the impact of elections on appointment of Supreme Court justices and macro economics and micro economics.

I don't need Xanax, because I'm actually very chill and relaxed without relying on pharmacology.   [/quote]

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