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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am not from this area, but have always privately thought what the deal is with all the stickers. In some ways it is kind of cool to see such spirit that isn't the case in other areas. My other thought is, unless you live in DC some of the top public school counties in the country include Fairfax and Many towns in Montgomery Co. It does strike me as odd that some families go so hard after private schools considering that. If I lived in DC I'd get it completely, but Potmac or McLean? Seems odd to me. [/quote]

Interesting.

You say you are not from this area. And all this attention and commitment to these private schools seems odd to you. After all, you reason, there are perfectly good public schools available.

It seems odd to you because you don't understand who lives in DC (various groups, sub-cultures, etc), the history or how these schools are different from the public schools and from one another. Absent all that knowledge and understanding, its no surprise that spending a bunch of money on these private schools seems odd to you.[/quote]

Not the person you are responding to, but please enlighten us as to how long you've lived in this area and how you've gained your knowledge of this area and all the various groups and sub-clutures. You purport to be an expert of everything in this area. How is that?[/quote]

I'm a third generation Washingtonian. But I have lived for a few years in some other eastern cities like Philadelphia and NYC, where I came to understand just how different and unique DC is. I've always been interested in the structure of the schools and who sends their kids where.

Public school populations are determined by the character of the sending districts than surround the school. It's pretty easy to contrast Whitman with Springbrook, for example.

And if you've been around as long as I have, it's no secret which groups send their kids to which private schools. All you have to know is the cast of characters. Now if everyone is the same to you --- you can't see any differences --- then I could see how you might be confused. Like the Original poster in this thread.[/quote]

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