Anonymous
Post 07/31/2023 08:59     Subject: If you are wealthy would you send your kids to a W school over private?
Parent of 2 magnet kids. Private schools weren’t on our radar when kids were in MCPS. The magnet schools provided best stem education and peers. However, if we had money and could go back in time, I would send my kids to private.
The education in English language in MCPS is minimal; very few assignments in reading and writing. As an immigrant family, our kids had no exposure to western culture and history at home. If students are not behind, no teacher would pay any attention to their need.
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2023 08:41     Subject: If you are wealthy would you send your kids to a W school over private?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We are in a fortunate situation financially...never considered private schools to be justified from a Return on Investment, but they do have benefits. If money was a non-issue, would you go private or a W school?


Hmm, since you are posting this in the MCPS forum where the ‘W’ parents are, I suspect everyone is going to say no, they would not. You need to post this in the private school forum and ask parents who have either done it or are contemplating it. Most parents here know nothing about private school or are misinformed. In fact, I know this same question has been asked there. The ‘W’ schools are used as a friend of reference in that forum sometimes. It’s worth taking a look.

Also, we made the switch and have no regrets. It’s like night and day but I will say it depends on what private school you choose. Look carefully and read reviews.


Like anything, there are good and bad private schools.

We also have loved the school we chose for DD. But we looked at 5 schools and there is definitely a big difference among schools, whether in pedagogical approach, community feel, facilities, etc.
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2023 08:11     Subject: If you are wealthy would you send your kids to a W school over private?
Anonymous wrote:We are in a fortunate situation financially...never considered private schools to be justified from a Return on Investment, but they do have benefits. If money was a non-issue, would you go private or a W school?


Hmm, since you are posting this in the MCPS forum where the ‘W’ parents are, I suspect everyone is going to say no, they would not. You need to post this in the private school forum and ask parents who have either done it or are contemplating it. Most parents here know nothing about private school or are misinformed. In fact, I know this same question has been asked there. The ‘W’ schools are used as a friend of reference in that forum sometimes. It’s worth taking a look.

Also, we made the switch and have no regrets. It’s like night and day but I will say it depends on what private school you choose. Look carefully and read reviews.
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2023 06:43     Subject: Re:If you are wealthy would you send your kids to a W school over private?
Anonymous wrote:Here's another reason you should spend your money on private school. This is exactly what we experienced, except we didn't know until our son matriculated to private HS from a W middle school. Writing instruction horrendous at MCPS.

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1146385.page


Adding that this is one of the reasons why the MCPS boosters keep harping on how wonderful the math is. That's all they got.
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2023 06:42     Subject: Re:If you are wealthy would you send your kids to a W school over private?
Here's another reason you should spend your money on private school. This is exactly what we experienced, except we didn't know until our son matriculated to private HS from a W middle school. Writing instruction horrendous at MCPS.

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1146385.page
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2023 06:38     Subject: Re:If you are wealthy would you send your kids to a W school over private?
Anonymous wrote: We aren't Catholic, Meret/Holton is too small for our tastes, GDS is too liberal, Sidwell/Potomac is too pressure cooker, and I feel like K-8s shelter their kids. NCS is the strongest option IMO, and that school is the school Mean Girls was based off of. Not to mention, I want my kids to experience life outside of the private school bubble. If I had it my way, our kids would attend a strong public school from K-3, attend NCS from 4-8, and then transfer to a public school for high school.


You don't have to be Catholic to attend a Catholic school.
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2023 05:57     Subject: If you are wealthy would you send your kids to a W school over private?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It's about money but also exposing kids to the real world in a controlled situation.

I am worth millions, personally, but it's in assets, not income. My income is actually quite low. I never wanted to spend my capital on private school, but I was prepared to spend a small portion of it on a house in a wealthy school cluster, since after my kids are done with school, I still have real estate. I have one kid with special needs and one without. For my kid with SN, I feel that our W public with services and accommodations + close parenting + tutoring and therapies has been the optimal solution. The one without is gifted and would have thrived in any school.

I'm also a product of reputable private schools, and getting out of that bubble into the real world was quite an experience. I'd rather my kids go to a wealthy public where they have gentle exposure to actual Life.



Neither W schools nor private schools are anything close to the real world.


+1. B-CC, sure. But W schools? Lol.
Anonymous
Post 07/30/2023 12:06     Subject: Re:If you are wealthy would you send your kids to a W school over private?
We aren't Catholic, Meret/Holton is too small for our tastes, GDS is too liberal, Sidwell/Potomac is too pressure cooker, and I feel like K-8s shelter their kids. NCS is the strongest option IMO, and that school is the school Mean Girls was based off of. Not to mention, I want my kids to experience life outside of the private school bubble. If I had it my way, our kids would attend a strong public school from K-3, attend NCS from 4-8, and then transfer to a public school for high school.
Anonymous
Post 07/30/2023 11:53     Subject: If you are wealthy would you send your kids to a W school over private?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Public school parents: if you call Niche BS, then show us proof that MCPS schools are stronger than private schools.

We’ve been providing data this whole time. You haven’t.

You all cannot compete with MCPS in anything, be it: "it's academic", C-Span contest, Science bowl, and I am not going to even mention STEM competitions where y'all not even worth mentioning.


This is a numbers game...but you already proved that you don't respect data, so I won't waste time trying to explain it to you.

DP
My goodness ! Are you guys really that dumb ? Are you really that clueless ? Do you know anything at all?
"It’s academy" is not a numbers game, Science bowl is not a number game and on...
My God!


It’s a competition, among population of students, most of which go to public school. It’s a numbers game.
Anonymous
Post 07/30/2023 11:45     Subject: Re:If you are wealthy would you send your kids to a W school over private?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Public school parent went silent. They are trying to find the data lol.

The public school parent is letting you guys make fools out of yourselves. She even tried to help you guys understand the ranking with the link to the Washingtonian magazine. But since you guys cannot compete with MCPS in any competition, you guys are using a ranking (Niche, of all ranking!!??) to make it say what it does not say, to make you guys feel better about paying for an inferior product.
Pathetic.


Niche, which your Washington Magazine used, is a reliable source that provides filters to rank all sorts of scenarios, including all schools, private and public. You just don’t like the results. Still waiting for you to prove with another ranking. You can’t obviously.
Anonymous
Post 07/30/2023 11:43     Subject: If you are wealthy would you send your kids to a W school over private?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Public school parents: if you call Niche BS, then show us proof that MCPS schools are stronger than private schools.

We’ve been providing data this whole time. You haven’t.

You all cannot compete with MCPS in anything, be it: "it's academic", C-Span contest, Science bowl, and I am not going to even mention STEM competitions where y'all not even worth mentioning.


This is a numbers game...but you already proved that you don't respect data, so I won't waste time trying to explain it to you.

DP
My goodness ! Are you guys really that dumb ? Are you really that clueless ? Do you know anything at all?
"It’s academy" is not a numbers game, Science bowl is not a number game and on...
My God!
Anonymous
Post 07/30/2023 11:39     Subject: Re:If you are wealthy would you send your kids to a W school over private?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Public school parent went silent. They are trying to find the data lol.

The public school parent is letting you guys make fools out of yourselves. She even tried to help you guys understand the ranking with the link to the Washingtonian magazine. But since you guys cannot compete with MCPS in any competition, you guys are using a ranking (Niche, of all ranking!!??) to make it say what it does not say, to make you guys feel better about paying for an inferior product.
Pathetic.


+1

Give a person enough rope, and eventually they’ll hang themselves.
Anonymous
Post 07/30/2023 11:31     Subject: Re:If you are wealthy would you send your kids to a W school over private?
Anonymous wrote:Public school parent went silent. They are trying to find the data lol.

The public school parent is letting you guys make fools out of yourselves. She even tried to help you guys understand the ranking with the link to the Washingtonian magazine. But since you guys cannot compete with MCPS in any competition, you guys are using a ranking (Niche, of all ranking!!??) to make it say what it does not say, to make you guys feel better about paying for an inferior product.
Pathetic.
Anonymous
Post 07/30/2023 11:19     Subject: If you are wealthy would you send your kids to a W school over private?
Anonymous wrote:Not sure what wealthy means, but net worth 20M plus and kid is in RM cluster. Yes, it's not even W schools which OP was asking, but happy with kid making friend with different socioeconomic background and not growing up in some bubble.

We have never looked at any private, but I think we can afford any private in this area even if we are not considered wealthy.

Too much is made of schools. It's not going to make much difference in life. Love for learning and being curious trumps everything else.


You are wealthy by any definition for DC area. Some posters may have random definitions, but you can afford any private and wealthy tag is irrelevant.
Anonymous
Post 07/30/2023 10:47     Subject: Re:If you are wealthy would you send your kids to a W school over private?
Public school parent went silent. They are trying to find the data lol.