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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are the exception to the rule, but our $50,000 tuition a year makes no impact on our financial situation as we are high net worth. But I grew up LC so I do wonder about people that sacrifice retirement and travel for private school. I’m not sure it’s worth it. In particular, I would do public elementary till 4th, at least. If you are in APS or Fairfax.[/quote]

Opposite right now with COVID, the younger cohorts are all struggling as their entry to the school/classroom environment was severely impacted by COVID, and for the publics it was basically over a year of virtual. Even this year being in-person, a much higher percentage of the kindergarteners are coming in without having experienced preschool and socialization and they have a lot more work to do compared to kindergarten of years past. The social dynamics of the classroom and proper classroom behavior still need to be remediated before learning can fully resume, let alone catch up. The average is way behind right now compared to privates (FWIW, ours was virtual for a few months in spring 2020, and in-person but masked 20-21 school year and first half this year).

Older kids, on the other hand, while they suffered learning loss and other mental health struggles during the pandemic, are doing a much better job of getting back to the routine and making up for lost time. That's not to say there aren't struggles or that this is necessarily true for every kid of course, but IN GENERAL the public schools are doing better for older kids RELATIVE TO younger kids right now, and I would emphasize private schools for younger kids at least for another year or two until the after effects of COVID/virtual on the public schools stabilize and diminish.[/quote]

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