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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ve had my kids in and out of private. MCPS made the best choice academically when it came to high school. Privates simply can’t offer as many options. One of my two younger kids even earned an associates before graduating. The other one took a greater variety of visual arts courses than privates offer and is now in art school on scholarship. [/quote]

This is true.  For the strongest and the weakest learners MCPS is the best.  The strongest learners can go to magnets and have an unmatched peer group and well-taught college level classes.   Most privates won't deal with major special needs, particularly for an older kid who comes in where the issues are known (except for the ones that focus on special needs).

I feel like most of the people I know who have their kids at private school have them there because: 1) they have the disposable income so that $50k doesn't hurt, 2) are religious and want their kids to be around their peers or 3) have kids who are struggling in the behemoth that is MCPS because they're not getting much attention.[/quote]

There are very few magnet spots and many seek out privates for SN.[/quote]

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