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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are non-religious privates in Montgomery County that can accelerate students in areas of interest. [b]Bullis is one that could offer STEM classes that our neighborhood W school could not offer. [/b]Bullis also did not tolerate bullying like our neighborhood school did.

Smaller class sizes at Bullis have a huge influence on teachers requiring all students to participate during classes. My son said that there is no room to hide when there’s only 12 students in a class. He also got feedback from teachers so he could learn from homework mistakes before assessments were given.

Students also take exams at Bullis, something MCPS ended a while ago. Exams in high school help students prepare for cumulative assessments like they will have to take in college. There’s also less opportunity to fudge your way through a math course because the material comes up on homework, then quiz, then a unit test, and again on a final exam that is a good chunk of the final grade.[/quote]
BS. What STEM classes Bullis could offer, a W school could not offer?[/quote]

I’m not a Bullis parent, but we looked at it. Their STEM facilities are extremely impressive. I was particularly impressed by the makers lab, which they have for LS and US.[/quote]
Again, what STEM classes Bullis could offer, a W school could not offer?[/quote]

From looking at Whitman’s website, they don’t seem to have:

- CAD/3D printing
- Game design
- video production
- cybersecurity foundations
- maker lab courses
- audio engineering
- mobile app development

I could go on, but that’s a list of STEM courses right there that Bullis has and Whitman does not. [/quote]

Most kids aren't going to want those things and for $50K, you can buy your kid a 3D printer and much more.  However, they do have a lot of those courses and if not, kids can take them at Montgomery College, another college or do it somewhere else.    There is zero need for cybersecurity foundations in high school.  And, things like app development are in other computer science classes.

Your kids must not be doing a lot of other things like foreign language and music because in my child's schedule there isn't a huge amount of room to take more than 1-2 electives each semester.  Personally, I want a well rounded child and for that $50K, that allows for extra private sports, private orchestra, private summer classes, private music lessons and much more.

As of middle school, my child has already done two computer science classes.

Nothing wrong with Bullis, but its for rich families.

You should try getting out of the W schools.. many offer what you are saying and more.[/quote]

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