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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No. And we make multiples of that. But public school is an important value to us. [/quote]

Similar here. Our HHI will be > 5mm this year, and we send our kids to MoCo public schools. While we aren't leading the PTO, we are regular volunteers at the school (one spouse with part time work far more than the other). It's the right community for our family, and we wouldn't change it.

While we make a lot now, one of us grew up poor/lower middle class, the other middle-middle class. MoCo public schools suit us well. Yes, not everything is absolutely "perfect." In our view, that is sort of the point--we think our kids learn a bit more resilience when not everything is always perfect.

I will admit though that one high-earning spouse's income provides an advantage that helps make public schools work for us: The spouse who works part-time is *super* involved with kids' homework, enrichment, etc. We joke that our kids have 100% of MoCo public plus 50% home school on top.[/quote]

We have a $2.5m HHI and also send our kids to public. DH and I both grew up in middle class families so we also valued sending our kids to public. Now that our kids are getting older, I’m wondering if we should switch our kids to private for a better educational experience.

I wonder if my poor background has clouded my judgment on what is best for our kids. I drive myself and DH crazy thinking about where to send our 3 kids.[/quote]

We made $3M in W school, send our kids to private.

DH and I both did public school all the way through, both well prepared for college. We bought our house based on the public schools.

We pulled our kids out of MCPS during COVID and haven’t looked back. There are significant curricular differences and very different relationships with teachers. Much better exposure to arts, history, music, science etc. Honestly feel like they are getting a more well-rounded education.

My kids love being in an environment where they know everyone and everyone knows them. It might get too stifling by high school, but kids are super happy for now.

It is a very different experience. I wouldn’t say that either way makes you “better” educated, but we think the private school our kids attend better aligns with our approach to education. [/quote]

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