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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I graduated 20 years ago, and remember public middle (and most of high) school seeming overly simple, lots of wasted time just staring out the window, etc.  This isn't an APS problem, an equity problem, a new problem at all -- it's public school.

If you can afford a rigorous private, sure.  If not, save up for a good college.  Be thankful you have a smart and motivated daughter and that this is the biggest of our parenting problems.   She can spend her extra time on stellar ECs and test prep. Your daughter will be fine.[/quote]

Did you go to a highly ranked public like FCPS, MCPS, or APS?  I was similarly poorly prepared for college and had lots of wasted public school time, but I was at a low scoring rural school district.  I would think you get better since housing is orders of magnitude more expensive partly because of the schools.

I hate to squander my DD youth on academic enrichment to fill the gaps school isn’t covering. [/quote]

I am the PP here. No I did not go to a "highly ranked" public, just a very middle of the road Midwestern school, and I did not feel poorly prepared for the Ivy League college I attended, and graduated from with high honors. I think the bigger point, that no one is making, is that just because a high school is marginally "better," overall/on average, doesn't mean that your child will have a better experience.  They might get the bad math teacher.  Or get a teacher they don't mesh with, and get one low grade that brings down their class rank. Or they have social difficulties that end up negatively impacting their academic performance.  You just can't predict. Therefore at the margins -- among similarly-resourced schools, with similar socioeconomic profiles -- you'd be silly to uproot.  [b]Whatever happened to the whole "bloom where you're planted" mentality -- teach your child to make the best of their specific school environment.[/b]  There are great opportunities to be found (or better yet, made) at any of these schools. [/quote]

This kind of thinking is absolutely not allowed on DCUM[/quote]

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