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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are the rental properties a business? No school expects you to sell your business.

Apply if you feel you can't do full pay.  You might only get $500, but they only expect you to pay what you can afford based off a ton of information you give them.  Chances are whatever they offer will be fair.

FA is not just for disadvantaged kids, it's to offset the huge cost of private education for anyone who can't afford full pay.[b] Why should  a  middle class family of  four making $120,000 in DC be expected to handle $70,000 in tuition or not have the opportunity to attend? [/b]

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For the same reason that same family cannot buy a Mercedes, vacation every year in the Caribbean, eat at fancy restaurants every weekend:  Private school is a luxury.  A choice, and a luxury.  There are public alternatives for all.[/quote]

Totally disagree. It is well known that small class sizes and relationships with teachers are the most critical factors impacting education. We are talking about children, some with needs that absolutely cannot be met in MCPS, DCPS, APS, or FCS. I do not consider private schools a luxury. For our child it is a life-changer. I am one of the PPs with a $150Kish HHI. We would not choose this "luxury" if we weren't convinced it's a necessity. Small class sizes SHOULD be available in public, but they're not.[/quote]

By this measure, all students attending mediocre public schools are entitled to a Sidwell education, as a matter of "rights."

It doesn't work that way.  Private education is a luxury, a privilege.[/quote]

This is PP. Exactly. Imagine our country if every school was like Sidwell (or even a "lower tier" private). I was SHOCKED when I saw the difference between MCPS and private. Much of what private does for kids is not "luxury" -- sure, some of it is -- but a surprising amount of the core values I appreciate at my child's private remind me more of public school, circa 1970s (except there is more racial, ethnic and socioeconomic diversity at the private, which is of course a good thing). But small classes, teachers who are valued and have autonomy to teach, healthy school lunches, reasonable school start times, outdoor recess twice daily, frequent breaks, attention to behavior and etiquette, teachers who are available for help during the school day and after school...those should not be luxuries. American taxpayers should wake up and demand this of their public schools. I'm pissed that I'm spending $30k+ for one kid - and listening to the other crying about stupid MCPS -- because our public schools no longer provide this type of an education. Oh, but ChromeBooks and Prometheon Boards and Central Office staff and a "special" curriculum: yeah, we've got that.[/quote]

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