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[quote=Anonymous]Re Homeschooling:  OP had asked about kids testing limits and control  My husband was very much for homeschooling. i, however, don't have the patience.  We were, however, VERY involved making sure the homework got done (by the kids, not us).  A good friend tried it with three kids.  It lastest one school year.  But she did say they had so much more free time because the morning was lessons, then the afternoons were free to go to museums, etc.  Frankly, I just don't have it in me.  OP you have to decide if it's right for you and your family.  If so, bravo to you.

Re FCPS and overcrowding.  One friend felt that Churchill was too crowded at 33+ for her first grader and found a private home for him.  Others flourish.  We did private for the younger years, then shifted to public for FCPS high school.  Someone had told me that if you are going to invest in private school and have to decide whether it's the earlier or high school years, that the early years count.  Unfortunately, our pick of a private wasn't so hot.  FCPS would have been better and free.

R3: Stats.  Once again I see that someone has refreshed an old post.  But I think your figure of $25K is too low for most privates. Catholic parochials and Catholic High Schools, yes, but not other privates.  And what is rarely mentioned but needs to be addressed by your family is that that $30-40K comes out of after-tax dollars.  In our bracket, for two kids paying full freight at $37-40K, that means making $150K to pay the tuition and cover all the other fees like bus, capital campaign, auction, etc. etc. etc.   I was pleased when we got out of private, but, again, we only did public for high school and that worked well for our child.  Good luck[/quote]

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