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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I grew up in Northwest DC and went to a big three. I did not have fun in high school. It was exhausting and stressful and not fun. I worked  so hard I averaged 5 to 6 hours of sleep a night. Sorry.[/quote]

Parents. Are you listening??  The only one with real perspective![/quote]

Agree. I too went to private high school in NW DC and grew up in Bethesda. By middle school evening and weekend hours were predominantly for school work. In high school it was expected to receive 45 minutes homework for each class session, but this usually ran more like 1 hr for each class/day. There were usually 5 academic classes per day. The academic school day let  out at 3. Sports from 3:30/5:30 or so, maybe longer if there was a game. Home by 6/6:30, quick dinner, then homework until midnight or so. If there was a test, project, or presentation (which there would inevitably be every week) then even later. Up at 6:30am, repeat. During school hours we used free period and any flex time between classes to put a dent in that evenings homework. Everyone worked hard, not just the top of the class. If you didn’t you just couldn’t keep up and the work would swamp you. Still found moments for fun, and second semester senior year things eased up.

My experience was a stark contrast to my neighbors who went to MOCO public school. I would hear from them about trips to the mall, driving around after school, hanging out at each other’s houses on weekdays and weekends. Just overall a lot more “hanging out” time. Yes, there was socializing in my private school too but so much less and no flexibility for this regular hang out time. [/quote]

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