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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have kids who did K-12 In the Churchill cluster. We moved to a “low-rent district” of Potomac where the average home is less than $700k. Their elementary school was in the same neighborhood as rambler, split level, townhouse type homes. Summer swim was in the same neighborhood. Thus, they grew up with other kids of a similar HHI. When they went to middle school, their social connections expanded a bit, but they really did not notice they were not as wealthy as others. Sometimes they would be invited to friends’ houses that were a lot nicer, but they didn’t seem to notice or care. They never begged us for things we couldn’t afford. They got jobs very early on and could afford the same brands of clothing or electronics as wealthier kids, but they chose to save the money instead. In high school, at Churchill, they socialized with a small group of friends with varying HHI. Common interests were the driving factor, not wealth or country club membership. I suspect they didn’t get to know the ones who socialized outside of school at the country club, but they didn’t seem to mind. My kids also hung out with a diverse group of students because they are minorities themselves.

One thing that bothered me about Churchill was not the wealth disparity, but the competition to get into the best colleges. This permeated academics, sports, art and music programs, and volunteer work. It was tiresome and stressful. Parents spent so much money and time to give their kids a leg up. I know I got caught up in that until I had to step back for my own sanity and that of my children.

In the time they went K-12, our HHI went from $150,000 ish to over $300K. But we did not upgrade our house or change our lifestyle. My kids have college paid for so that gives them a head start, but hopefully our frugality and financial management rubs off on them.[/quote]

Not too many country club kids at Churchill, unless you consider Lakewood which is not very prestigious. Most of the country club kids go to private.[/quote]

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