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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I couldn't agree with 13:37 more. My goal for my kids was to send them to a school where they would learn how to *learn,* to learn how to study; to think critically and to be exposed to great teaching in a stimulating environment. From the list of college acceptances at our school, I assume my kids will do just fine. I think there's a better shot of getting into a very good school from private when you're not necessarily at the top of your class then if you're in the middle at a big public. I could care less about the Ivy League - there are so many first-rate colleges and universities in this country and great grad schools also. In addition, I assume that my kids will be very well prepared for college as a result of their education in high school, unlike their dear old mom.  ;)[/quote]

But a kid who is in the middle of his class at an academically competitive private perhaps would have been at the top of the class at a public. [/quote]

At the best public schools, I think it's vice versa. A middling student at Langley would probably be top of the class at a private.[/quote]

You can't generalize about the private schools any more than you can generalize about the public schools.  [/quote]

This. Framing it as "Langley vs private schools" is as dumb as framing it as "Sidwell vs public schools". If you want to talk about the merits of Langley vs Sidwell, then that might actually be an interesting/useful conversation. [/quote]

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