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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids attended a MoCo elementary school, then switched to a DC K-12 independent for MS and HS.  I've also worked with a number of students at other independent schools, including Bullis and St. Andrew's.  IME there are significant differences between MoCo publics and independent schools.  While the MoCo publics are generally very good, they are much bigger than most independent schools, both overall and in terms of individual class size.  This affects the nature of the classroom experience as well as the relationships between students and teachers.  Notably, there is less opportunity for class discussion, for collaborative learning, for oral presentations and debates, and for iterative writing with in-depth editing and revision.  While the curriculum may look the same on paper, it's very different in practice.  For some families, including ours, this is a significant difference and one worth paying for.        [/quote]

we went private for ES, public for MS and HS. It really depends on what private you are talking about. Our experience was the exact opposite. DC was not prepared for MS from private. DC is doing a lot more writing in public MS than at private. Yes it is harder to to have a more connected relationship with a teacher but the educational experience is far above what DC was receiving at private. GAPS are huge and Dc is still making those up. We have found teachers to be very supportive of providing extra help either during lunch or before school.

We were not at a big "3" so this may have something to do with it but all privates do not provide the same level of education or even close to what the public's do.

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