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I made a choice to stay in DC when my child came of age. It was a selfish one, wanting the whole "vibrancy" thing in my life, but I did so knowing there was going to be financial sacrifice with it because it meant I was going to pay a fortune sending my kid to private school (St Albans in this case).

Deal seems to be the best school in the District, of any level of middle or highschool. People rave about it and it is a decent school, but it is evenly matched with just about any random highschool in Arlington, Montgomery County and Fairfax. The point is...even DC's best is just "eh" everywhere else.

Sure, if you search hard enough, spend yoour entire years allotment of vacation visiting charters, wishing every year for a good school lotto pick then you can get your kid an "ok" education, but are you as parents really fine with an "ok" education.

Undergrad degrees are worth about as much now as a highschool diploma was back in the 80's. In another 15 years, having one won't mean squat, everyone will need a masters. Do you really want to roll the dice with your kids future which is already going to be far more competitive than ours by keeping your "fingers crossed".

As someone above said, DCPS ranks dead last in the US in every possible metric. Sending your kid there is the last thing you should be aspiring to do.

by anons on Jul 17, 2012 4:13 pm • link • report