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[quote=Anonymous]We moved the oldest of our three boys to a private school starting in 9th grade. We live in the Carderock Springs, Pyle, Whitman district.

We hadn’t had a lot of contact with the schools. We aren’t particularly demanding parents.

We moved the other two boys to private schools the following year after understanding the differences.

While the public schools administrators and teachers seemed primarily interested in the programs and dictates of the MCPS bureaucracy, the private schools seemed to focus on the boys. I don’t think the basic academics were all that much better. But everything else was.

The root cause of this is that in the Public schools the money comes from the school district who get it from the taxpayers who are required to give it. In the privates, the money comes from the parents and everybody gets that. So the school and everybody in it strives to meet the expectations of the parents. And the expect of the parents is that this be a quality experience for their kids in every area.

The athletic programs were vastly superior from coaching to facilities to fan support. Teachers and staff knew our kids and developed relationships with them beyond lecturing and grading tests. The families we met appeared to share our values and we felt confident that when our kids were at these homes things would be well controlled. We knew that when they graduated they would be welcomed into a large, loyal alumni group.

I went to a very good public high school in a wealthy town. I got a good education. But the total experience my kids got at a private school here was significantly better. It has been expensive, but worth it in our estimation.[/quote]

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