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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP here with a 1 year old.  I went to private school but plan to send DD to MCPS, though I recognize that can change.

[b]I think a lot of people who don't have school-age children feel strongly that sending their kids to public school is the socially responsible thing to do.  Basically, they want to support public education and have their child be in a diverse environment.  [/b]

But I've seen how some of my coworkers (none of us are super wealthy) ended up choosing private even though that wasn't what they were planning, it just ended up being what worked better for them.  So I definitely don't judge.  But I can see why people might - it's just a lack of real-world experience.[/quote]

I think you're giving far too much credit to the people like OP's friend. It's not that deep -- it's generally ignorance and trigger's jealousy.

Find me someone like OP's friend who has studied the local privates vis a vis publics and I'll eat my hat. Matter of fact, ask them one simple question: What's the SAT or ACT average and what's the college readiness rate of 12th graders coming out of [local public high school]. I guarantee they have no idea. The people who spew this negativity are generally ignorant as heck. Informed people are balanced and cordial and can see pros and cons of both sides.[/quote]

PP here.  Look, I went to a private school.  I also went to public school later on.  I've seen both environments.  I definitely understand the benefits of private.  But they are very individual.  Test scores really have nothing to do with IMO.  All that tells you is about demographics of who attends each school.  You take the same students in the private school, go back in time and put them in a public school and in all likelihood most of their test scores will be exactly the same.  [/quote]

Of course you dismiss test scores and college readiness rates, because they cut through the BS. Why is someone like you trolling the private school forum? Still holding a grudge decades after leaving a private school? Let it go.[/quote]

Because I find these forums greatly amusing.  Like your post, for example.  In no universe am I trashing private schools.  Sorry my real world experience is threatening to you.  I'm very grateful for both my private and public schools.  Got a full tuition scholarship to numerous private schools and have my dream job now.  [/quote]

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