If you are upper middle class parent, tell me why you sent your kid(s) to private schools?

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Anonymous wrote:We chose private because (1) I don't want my kids to have to compete at a school as big as Wilson with lots of great students, and (2) given the utter lack of reasonable gun safety measures in this country, I want my kids in a school where disturbed kids get counseled out.

So you’re for discriminating against kids who are different than you? And you don’t really believe in meritocracy because you want to limit the pool of students you’re kid has to compete with daily. So essentially you for aiding your kid to live in the world of make believe instead of the real world?

I wonder what the world would be like if all schools “counseled out” those “disturbed kids” or ones they didn’t like?

I’m not sure why you’re surprised- discrimination against some group or another is the cornerstone of private schools. Lots of schools & families like to sugarcoat it, but ultimately discrimination is a key building block of what makes a private school. All the token attempts at “equity” and FA are really just window dressing.

Go back in time to the Soviet Union. If you work hard and have wealth, you have the right to allocate those resources to giving yourself and your kids the best that money can buy…otherwise, why work hard?

I’m not making sacrifices to get ahead if I can’t send my kids to the best schools possible paid for with my hard earned after tax dollars!

Real “old man yells at cloud” vibe here. Go to bed, grandpa.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because I wanted to send DC to school with other families who prioritize education. Also, because if there are problems with behavior, kids can be counseled out.

The first is a dumb reason because many many public school families prioritize education. The second I agree with. Also the smaller class sizes, richer curriculum with hands-on experiences, more differentiation.

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Anonymous wrote:Because I wanted to send DC to school with other families who prioritize education. Also, because if there are problems with behavior, kids can be counseled out.

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STUPIDITY. NAIVETE.
I went to both public and private and my private school experiences over all were much more positive, supportive, although I liked the public school kids better.
I'm either middle class or at the lower end of upper middle class, but I decided I wanted my child to have a private school education, a positive nurturing environment to instill a love of learning that would last her a lifetime, more than I wanted a nicer house or car. Unfortunately, I must have gotten lucky when I went to private. What I've seen from my child's experiences is that there are great teachers and god awful teachers in both. There are great kids and awful kids in both. If you have access to a decent public school, I don't think private is worth it, unless money really is no issue, or it's some kind of social stepping stone for you. I know a family who is desperate to get their child into Andover or Exeter. Why? Really, nobody cares where you went to high school. My private high school probably cost half what Andover or Exeter did, and I went to college with tons of those kids. Why spend all that money if you're just going to end up at the same college anyway?

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Anonymous wrote:We chose private because (1) I don't want my kids to have to compete at a school as big as Wilson with lots of great students, and (2) given the utter lack of reasonable gun safety measures in this country, I want my kids in a school where disturbed kids get counseled out.

So you’re for discriminating against kids who are different than you? And you don’t really believe in meritocracy because you want to limit the pool of students you’re kid has to compete with daily. So essentially you for aiding your kid to live in the world of make believe instead of the real world?

I wonder what the world would be like if all schools “counseled out” those “disturbed kids” or ones they didn’t like?

I’m not sure why you’re surprised- discrimination against some group or another is the cornerstone of private schools. Lots of schools & families like to sugarcoat it, but ultimately discrimination is a key building block of what makes a private school. All the token attempts at “equity” and FA are really just window dressing.

Go back in time to the Soviet Union. If you work hard and have wealth, you have the right to allocate those resources to giving yourself and your kids the best that money can buy…otherwise, why work hard?

I’m not making sacrifices to get ahead if I can’t send my kids to the best schools possible paid for with my hard earned after tax dollars!

Real “old man yells at cloud” vibe here. Go to bed, grandpa.

Math & Science education was and is outstanding in former USSR countries.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We chose private because (1) I don't want my kids to have to compete at a school as big as Wilson with lots of great students, and (2) given the utter lack of reasonable gun safety measures in this country, I want my kids in a school where disturbed kids get counseled out.

So you’re for discriminating against kids who are different than you? And you don’t really believe in meritocracy because you want to limit the pool of students you’re kid has to compete with daily. So essentially you for aiding your kid to live in the world of make believe instead of the real world?

I wonder what the world would be like if all schools “counseled out” those “disturbed kids” or ones they didn’t like?

I’m not sure why you’re surprised- discrimination against some group or another is the cornerstone of private schools. Lots of schools & families like to sugarcoat it, but ultimately discrimination is a key building block of what makes a private school. All the token attempts at “equity” and FA are really just window dressing.

Feel free to send your kids to Dunbar, HD Woodson, Anacostia HS in the District if you are so into public schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We chose private because (1) I don't want my kids to have to compete at a school as big as Wilson with lots of great students, and (2) given the utter lack of reasonable gun safety measures in this country, I want my kids in a school where disturbed kids get counseled out.

So you’re for discriminating against kids who are different than you? And you don’t really believe in meritocracy because you want to limit the pool of students you’re kid has to compete with daily. So essentially you for aiding your kid to live in the world of make believe instead of the real world?

I wonder what the world would be like if all schools “counseled out” those “disturbed kids” or ones they didn’t like?

I’m not sure why you’re surprised- discrimination against some group or another is the cornerstone of private schools. Lots of schools & families like to sugarcoat it, but ultimately discrimination is a key building block of what makes a private school. All the token attempts at “equity” and FA are really just window dressing.

Feel free to send your kids to Dunbar, HD Woodson, Anacostia HS in the District if you are so into public schools.

This is not the sick burn you think it is.

[Anonymous]

The grandparents pay for it. So why not?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We chose private because (1) I don't want my kids to have to compete at a school as big as Wilson with lots of great students, and (2) given the utter lack of reasonable gun safety measures in this country, I want my kids in a school where disturbed kids get counseled out.

So you’re for discriminating against kids who are different than you? And you don’t really believe in meritocracy because you want to limit the pool of students you’re kid has to compete with daily. So essentially you for aiding your kid to live in the world of make believe instead of the real world?

I wonder what the world would be like if all schools “counseled out” those “disturbed kids” or ones they didn’t like?

I’m not sure why you’re surprised- discrimination against some group or another is the cornerstone of private schools. Lots of schools & families like to sugarcoat it, but ultimately discrimination is a key building block of what makes a private school. All the token attempts at “equity” and FA are really just window dressing.

Feel free to send your kids to Dunbar, HD Woodson, Anacostia HS in the District if you are so into public schools.

This is not the sick burn you think it is.

It is if you understand it.

[Anonymous]

I came out of an IEP assessment meeting and had to make a decision. What was it worth to try to get the school to help when my child didn’t qualify for an IEP but wasn’t improving with informal accommodations? What would be the trade off with everything else in life - full-time demanding job, marriage, time with other children etc., when you have to focus all your time and energy trying to get the support you need for one child to not fall through the cracks at school?

Once we made the decision for one to move to private, we had to determine how this would impact the family dynamos and sibling relationship if we weren’t able to offer both children the opportunity. This definitely impacted the schools that we looked at because it had to work for both children and we had to look at the cost for two kids. Looking back, I think it was the right decision for our family.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The grandparents pay for it. So why not?

Yes +1

[Anonymous]

Small class sizes, individual attention, wonderful community, caring teachers and staff

[Anonymous]

We are leaving a DC charter school for private upper ES next year after years of frustration surrounding (but not limited to) their lack of leadership and slow in-person re-opening during COVID, increasing behavior issues that seem beyond teachers' ability to handle, chaotic drop-off/pick up situation and excessive days off (including half day Weds. for "professional development"). Not to mention the lack of focus on fundamental learning. It's going to be a stretch for us, and I'm nervous whether this will be a good fit for my DD, but I'm exhausted from feeling let down and angry about my child's school.

[Anonymous]

Picked the school with the right fit for my kid(s).Period. They happen to have been private. Would have been fine if the best fit was public. Never made a public v private consideration, only a family consideration. The oldest left private to public in high school, thrived and got into the best colleges in the nation. Second kid left major private to go Jesuit and did the same with colleges. Third is staying with the private. It's all about what works for whom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We chose private because (1) I don't want my kids to have to compete at a school as big as Wilson with lots of great students, and (2) given the utter lack of reasonable gun safety measures in this country, I want my kids in a school where disturbed kids get counseled out.

So you’re for discriminating against kids who are different than you? And you don’t really believe in meritocracy because you want to limit the pool of students you’re kid has to compete with daily. So essentially you for aiding your kid to live in the world of make believe instead of the real world?

I wonder what the world would be like if all schools “counseled out” those “disturbed kids” or ones they didn’t like?

I’m not sure why you’re surprised- discrimination against some group or another is the cornerstone of private schools. Lots of schools & families like to sugarcoat it, but ultimately discrimination is a key building block of what makes a private school. All the token attempts at “equity” and FA are really just window dressing.

Go back in time to the Soviet Union. If you work hard and have wealth, you have the right to allocate those resources to giving yourself and your kids the best that money can buy…otherwise, why work hard?

I’m not making sacrifices to get ahead if I can’t send my kids to the best schools possible paid for with my hard earned after tax dollars!

Real “old man yells at cloud” vibe here. Go to bed, grandpa.

Math & Science education was and is outstanding in former USSR countries.

In USSR you educate school.