Private School Parents Question...

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Anonymous wrote:the charters are not ELITE, just in demand

Clearly your kid attends an elite private school since you took offense to elite and charter being used in the same sentence. That is why "elite" was put in quotes you stuck up snob.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:the charters are not ELITE, just in demand

Clearly your kid attends an elite private school since you took offense to elite and charter being used in the same sentence. That is why "elite" was put in quotes you stuck up snob.

Both of you please stop it -- needless sniping helps no one and does nothing to respond to the OP's question: If you could send your child to one of the top charters, would you pick it over other independent/private schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:the charters are not ELITE, just in demand

Clearly your kid attends an elite private school since you took offense to elite and charter being used in the same sentence. That is why "elite" was put in quotes you stuck up snob.

Both of you please stop it -- needless sniping helps no one and does nothing to respond to the OP's question: If you could send your child to one of the top charters, would you pick it over other independent/private schools?

OP's original question said "elite" charters...

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If your dc got one of the coveted lottery spots at the "elite" charters (haynes or cap city), would you have enrolled your dc there instead of private?

Thanks!

What makes those charters "elite" is not what drew us to an "elite" private school. Our son is very bright and well behaved. He would have done well at any school. But it was the opportunity for our son to have access to and the same connections shared by the elite families that convinced us that private school was the way to go. I'm being honest here, hoping it might help in OP's decision-making process, though feel free to flame away.

OP here... This is great! I agree. Bill Clinton said it best when he said, you leave "certain" schools with something invaluable... A Rolodex!!! I actually put a premium on the connections and access that private schools provide. Do you know how many jobs (and other things) I have gotten because I went to school with some very high profile individuals [and their parents are gazillionaires]. I've also gotten access to some things that are mindblowing. It's staggering. Please don't take that as boasting or bragging or anything of the sort... it's just part of the payoff for going to private and ivy league schools. Whether you agree or disagree, it's a fact!!!

I am not knocking public or charter schools because we may very well end up there but I do recognize the value that a private school education affords. Maybe my connections can rub off on my dc's!!! But I'm getting old and all of our contacts will be dying off soon so my dc's better start their rolodexes now!!!

Thanks for the insight!!!

It is the type of thought that elicits flames and other not so nice things, but take it from this private school graduate who is no smarter than anyone else I know - it's the brotherhood I became a part of at STA that has propelled my career. Connections count.