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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't know anyone who bypassed public schools and felt "guilty." My personal feeling about public school--and private, for that matter--is that no school is going to give your child everything h/she needs, so be prepared to pay out of pocket for extra tutoring or enrichment. That's what I've always done. It's built into our budget. I know many other families who didn't but who spent comparable amounts on travel sports, private sport lessons, and athletic coaches. [/quote]
Totally agree! I never concerned myself too much with the whole "good vs. Bad" school, private vs. public, etc. because a lot of the experience is what you as parents make of it and what you do outside of school. It’s about helping your kids stay on track, raising them to be kind humans who can talk to you about anything, know about consent, and have some common sense and decency.

As an educator, and a child of an entire family of educators, school fear mongering kills me. It’s often just code for poverty and fear of people of color. I went to high school that was 15% white and 65% under the poverty line. It was an application magnet so there was *some* filtering, but basically if you came to school regularly as a middle schooler, could write a coherent essay, and didn't totally f around you could go there. Loved it. So many successful people have come from there.

Honestly, all schools are what you make of them. An academically rigorous education can be gotten at the vast, vast majority of schools in the DC area. Some certainly have more challenging learning/social environments but -- at least in MCPS where I am -- there are so many unique and excellent programs depending on your child’s interest. Arts, IB diplomas, STEM, foreign language, hell even aviation.

[/quote] the filter is key - it's the big difference between private and public. I suggest you work for a while in a school with no application process to see just how bad it gets.[/quote]

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