Is the obsession with private schools justified?

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Anonymous wrote:I have taught in both high-income private and medium/low-income public. Bad behavior in the private meant spoiled and obnoxious kids. Bad behavior in public meant neglected and angry kids. I’ll take the latter any day.

My kid was in a high income public elementary. A friend was stalked by a fetal alcohol kid in third grade, school said there was little they could do. A classmate in kindergarten hit, pushed and stabbed other kids with pencils and scissors --kid was emotionally neglected. Another child with special needs would have full fledged temper tantrums several times a week, which brought class to a halt, despite the presence of a one to one aide.

Our private both kicks out and counsels out kids with behavior problems. Have never experienced behavior remotely close to what we observed in our public elementary.

I’ve had similar experiences working in a very well regarded public K-2 while sending my own child to the parochial. Virtually all the parochial school kids are Catholic so we got some weird looks from neighbors sending our child to Catholic. What they didn’t know is what I saw in the public school daily:

-a class getting routinely evacuated for an emotionally disturbed kid

-same kid running the halls and sometimes shutting things down because he also tried to run outside (and school is at a busy intersection)

-kids routinely cursing at teachers and other adults, talking about topics related to sex and drugs, flipping the middle finger (and remember these are kids no older than 8!)

-kindergarteners wetting themselves and having to sit in their pee for the rest of the day because there was no nurse or because she wouldn’t call parents

-gym class being disturbed by a kid who threw chairs and gym equipment (consequence was taking a walk, skipping gym, and getting to eat a snack)

I could actually go on but I think you get the picture. I always planned to send my own child to public schools, but I didn’t know what public schools are like today. In a good day, the kids are all zoned out on their 1-to-1 iPads.

Meh. All this teaches neurotypical kids to be resilient and accepting of kids with differences.

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Anonymous wrote:I have taught in both high-income private and medium/low-income public. Bad behavior in the private meant spoiled and obnoxious kids. Bad behavior in public meant neglected and angry kids. I’ll take the latter any day.

My kid was in a high income public elementary. A friend was stalked by a fetal alcohol kid in third grade, school said there was little they could do. A classmate in kindergarten hit, pushed and stabbed other kids with pencils and scissors --kid was emotionally neglected. Another child with special needs would have full fledged temper tantrums several times a week, which brought class to a halt, despite the presence of a one to one aide.

Our private both kicks out and counsels out kids with behavior problems. Have never experienced behavior remotely close to what we observed in our public elementary.

I’ve had similar experiences working in a very well regarded public K-2 while sending my own child to the parochial. Virtually all the parochial school kids are Catholic so we got some weird looks from neighbors sending our child to Catholic. What they didn’t know is what I saw in the public school daily:

-a class getting routinely evacuated for an emotionally disturbed kid

-same kid running the halls and sometimes shutting things down because he also tried to run outside (and school is at a busy intersection)

-kids routinely cursing at teachers and other adults, talking about topics related to sex and drugs, flipping the middle finger (and remember these are kids no older than 8!)

-kindergarteners wetting themselves and having to sit in their pee for the rest of the day because there was no nurse or because she wouldn’t call parents

-gym class being disturbed by a kid who threw chairs and gym equipment (consequence was taking a walk, skipping gym, and getting to eat a snack)

I could actually go on but I think you get the picture. I always planned to send my own child to public schools, but I didn’t know what public schools are like today. In a good day, the kids are all zoned out on their 1-to-1 iPads.

Meh. All this teaches neurotypical kids to be resilient and accepting of kids with differences.

Exactly - and my kids are also very tough while also being compassionate - they can handle a variety of situations and personalities seamlessly. Life skills like that are invaluable.

[Anonymous]

Well, to date I have not had any co-worker constantly talk over their VP is speaking in a meeting, nor have any thrown any chairs or pulled a co-workers hair, so I am not sure what you are preparing them for.

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Anonymous wrote:Firstly, I suspect op is a troll. Just send your kid to public, no one really cares.

As someone who actually had my kids in public before private, more than happy to pay for an experience that has been better in every respect, including college matriculation.

+1

I would pay double the already high tuition having seen the gap in quality between the public schools my kids were attending and the private they moved to. And the college matriculation is better.

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Anonymous wrote:I have taught in both high-income private and medium/low-income public. Bad behavior in the private meant spoiled and obnoxious kids. Bad behavior in public meant neglected and angry kids. I’ll take the latter any day.

My kid was in a high income public elementary. A friend was stalked by a fetal alcohol kid in third grade, school said there was little they could do. A classmate in kindergarten hit, pushed and stabbed other kids with pencils and scissors --kid was emotionally neglected. Another child with special needs would have full fledged temper tantrums several times a week, which brought class to a halt, despite the presence of a one to one aide.

Our private both kicks out and counsels out kids with behavior problems. Have never experienced behavior remotely close to what we observed in our public elementary.

I’ve had similar experiences working in a very well regarded public K-2 while sending my own child to the parochial. Virtually all the parochial school kids are Catholic so we got some weird looks from neighbors sending our child to Catholic. What they didn’t know is what I saw in the public school daily:

-a class getting routinely evacuated for an emotionally disturbed kid

-same kid running the halls and sometimes shutting things down because he also tried to run outside (and school is at a busy intersection)

-kids routinely cursing at teachers and other adults, talking about topics related to sex and drugs, flipping the middle finger (and remember these are kids no older than 8!)

-kindergarteners wetting themselves and having to sit in their pee for the rest of the day because there was no nurse or because she wouldn’t call parents

-gym class being disturbed by a kid who threw chairs and gym equipment (consequence was taking a walk, skipping gym, and getting to eat a snack)

I could actually go on but I think you get the picture. I always planned to send my own child to public schools, but I didn’t know what public schools are like today. In a good day, the kids are all zoned out on their 1-to-1 iPads.

Yes, if you live in a bad public school district you might experience that. Fortunately I live I a good public school district.

It’s considered an excellent district, MC/UMC, and it’s mostly Catholic families who opt out. Even then for religious reasons. Probably 95% of families attend the public. I don’t think most parents know what is actually happening at school.

Most excellent school districts at the elementary level have very active parent associations with lots of in-school volunteering by parents. The public elementary school where my kids went had parents volunteer daily in the library, at recess, in the printer room, and do “mystery reader” things in the classroom. When there was an incident like a highly disruptive student, trust me the parents knew. It definitely happened, but the parents knew about it.

Of course, I recognize that many many many public schools do not have the resourcing or the parent engagement to have that level of parent volunteering. But most truly “excellent” public schools do.

All I am saying is that you can’t paint a broad brush on public schools based on one experience, even if it was quote / unquote “excellent.”

Absolutely nothing PTA can do about behavior issues. The school I am describing was high income with very active PTA as well. Helps librarian and gives teachers a break with respect to cafeteria duty and makes sure classrooms are well stocked with supplies but that’s about it.

My point wasn’t that parents should help with behavior issues. My point was that parents DO know what’s “actually happening at school” and the kids are not on “all zoned out on their 1-to-1 iPads on a good day” (to borrow some of your earlier language).

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Anonymous wrote:I have taught in both high-income private and medium/low-income public. Bad behavior in the private meant spoiled and obnoxious kids. Bad behavior in public meant neglected and angry kids. I’ll take the latter any day.

My kid was in a high income public elementary. A friend was stalked by a fetal alcohol kid in third grade, school said there was little they could do. A classmate in kindergarten hit, pushed and stabbed other kids with pencils and scissors --kid was emotionally neglected. Another child with special needs would have full fledged temper tantrums several times a week, which brought class to a halt, despite the presence of a one to one aide.

Our private both kicks out and counsels out kids with behavior problems. Have never experienced behavior remotely close to what we observed in our public elementary.

I’ve had similar experiences working in a very well regarded public K-2 while sending my own child to the parochial. Virtually all the parochial school kids are Catholic so we got some weird looks from neighbors sending our child to Catholic. What they didn’t know is what I saw in the public school daily:

-a class getting routinely evacuated for an emotionally disturbed kid

-same kid running the halls and sometimes shutting things down because he also tried to run outside (and school is at a busy intersection)

-kids routinely cursing at teachers and other adults, talking about topics related to sex and drugs, flipping the middle finger (and remember these are kids no older than 8!)

-kindergarteners wetting themselves and having to sit in their pee for the rest of the day because there was no nurse or because she wouldn’t call parents

-gym class being disturbed by a kid who threw chairs and gym equipment (consequence was taking a walk, skipping gym, and getting to eat a snack)

I could actually go on but I think you get the picture. I always planned to send my own child to public schools, but I didn’t know what public schools are like today. In a good day, the kids are all zoned out on their 1-to-1 iPads.

Yes, if you live in a bad public school district you might experience that. Fortunately I live I a good public school district.

It’s considered an excellent district, MC/UMC, and it’s mostly Catholic families who opt out. Even then for religious reasons. Probably 95% of families attend the public. I don’t think most parents know what is actually happening at school.

Most excellent school districts at the elementary level have very active parent associations with lots of in-school volunteering by parents. The public elementary school where my kids went had parents volunteer daily in the library, at recess, in the printer room, and do “mystery reader” things in the classroom. When there was an incident like a highly disruptive student, trust me the parents knew. It definitely happened, but the parents knew about it.

Of course, I recognize that many many many public schools do not have the resourcing or the parent engagement to have that level of parent volunteering. But most truly “excellent” public schools do.

All I am saying is that you can’t paint a broad brush on public schools based on one experience, even if it was quote / unquote “excellent.”

Absolutely nothing PTA can do about behavior issues. The school I am describing was high income with very active PTA as well. Helps librarian and gives teachers a break with respect to cafeteria duty and makes sure classrooms are well stocked with supplies but that’s about it.

My point wasn’t that parents should help with behavior issues. My point was that parents DO know what’s “actually happening at school” and the kids are not on “all zoned out on their 1-to-1 iPads on a good day” (to borrow some of your earlier language).

That wasn't me.

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Anonymous wrote:I have taught in both high-income private and medium/low-income public. Bad behavior in the private meant spoiled and obnoxious kids. Bad behavior in public meant neglected and angry kids. I’ll take the latter any day.

My kid was in a high income public elementary. A friend was stalked by a fetal alcohol kid in third grade, school said there was little they could do. A classmate in kindergarten hit, pushed and stabbed other kids with pencils and scissors --kid was emotionally neglected. Another child with special needs would have full fledged temper tantrums several times a week, which brought class to a halt, despite the presence of a one to one aide.

Our private both kicks out and counsels out kids with behavior problems. Have never experienced behavior remotely close to what we observed in our public elementary.

I’ve had similar experiences working in a very well regarded public K-2 while sending my own child to the parochial. Virtually all the parochial school kids are Catholic so we got some weird looks from neighbors sending our child to Catholic. What they didn’t know is what I saw in the public school daily:

-a class getting routinely evacuated for an emotionally disturbed kid

-same kid running the halls and sometimes shutting things down because he also tried to run outside (and school is at a busy intersection)

-kids routinely cursing at teachers and other adults, talking about topics related to sex and drugs, flipping the middle finger (and remember these are kids no older than 8!)

-kindergarteners wetting themselves and having to sit in their pee for the rest of the day because there was no nurse or because she wouldn’t call parents

-gym class being disturbed by a kid who threw chairs and gym equipment (consequence was taking a walk, skipping gym, and getting to eat a snack)

I could actually go on but I think you get the picture. I always planned to send my own child to public schools, but I didn’t know what public schools are like today. In a good day, the kids are all zoned out on their 1-to-1 iPads.

Meh. All this teaches neurotypical kids to be resilient and accepting of kids with differences.

Exactly - and my kids are also very tough while also being compassionate - they can handle a variety of situations and personalities seamlessly. Life skills like that are invaluable.

Less undisrupted class room is less undisrupted class room time, no matter how much "grit" you think your kid has.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have taught in both high-income private and medium/low-income public. Bad behavior in the private meant spoiled and obnoxious kids. Bad behavior in public meant neglected and angry kids. I’ll take the latter any day.

My kid was in a high income public elementary. A friend was stalked by a fetal alcohol kid in third grade, school said there was little they could do. A classmate in kindergarten hit, pushed and stabbed other kids with pencils and scissors --kid was emotionally neglected. Another child with special needs would have full fledged temper tantrums several times a week, which brought class to a halt, despite the presence of a one to one aide.

Our private both kicks out and counsels out kids with behavior problems. Have never experienced behavior remotely close to what we observed in our public elementary.

I’ve had similar experiences working in a very well regarded public K-2 while sending my own child to the parochial. Virtually all the parochial school kids are Catholic so we got some weird looks from neighbors sending our child to Catholic. What they didn’t know is what I saw in the public school daily:

-a class getting routinely evacuated for an emotionally disturbed kid

-same kid running the halls and sometimes shutting things down because he also tried to run outside (and school is at a busy intersection)

-kids routinely cursing at teachers and other adults, talking about topics related to sex and drugs, flipping the middle finger (and remember these are kids no older than 8!)

-kindergarteners wetting themselves and having to sit in their pee for the rest of the day because there was no nurse or because she wouldn’t call parents

-gym class being disturbed by a kid who threw chairs and gym equipment (consequence was taking a walk, skipping gym, and getting to eat a snack)

I could actually go on but I think you get the picture. I always planned to send my own child to public schools, but I didn’t know what public schools are like today. In a good day, the kids are all zoned out on their 1-to-1 iPads.

Meh. All this teaches neurotypical kids to be resilient and accepting of kids with differences.

Exactly - and my kids are also very tough while also being compassionate - they can handle a variety of situations and personalities seamlessly. Life skills like that are invaluable.

Less undisrupted class room is less undisrupted class room time, no matter how much "grit" you think your kid has.

I would say that my kids probably developed some level of mild “grit” from attending their Title1 DC charter, where classroom disruptions were chronic for all the reasons you can imagine. I don’t regret our time there but am happy to be in an environment where my neurotypical, high-performing, and well-resourced kids are now the center of gravity.

I also appreciate just how privileged we are and endeavor to have our kids fully appreciate that as well. Our years in the Title 1 environment might make that job a bit easier as a point of comparison versus being in a more sheltered, curated environment from pre-K. To be clear, however, this is no reason to affirmatively opt for a Title 1 school if you have better options.

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Anonymous wrote:I have taught in both high-income private and medium/low-income public. Bad behavior in the private meant spoiled and obnoxious kids. Bad behavior in public meant neglected and angry kids. I’ll take the latter any day.

My kid was in a high income public elementary. A friend was stalked by a fetal alcohol kid in third grade, school said there was little they could do. A classmate in kindergarten hit, pushed and stabbed other kids with pencils and scissors --kid was emotionally neglected. Another child with special needs would have full fledged temper tantrums several times a week, which brought class to a halt, despite the presence of a one to one aide.

Our private both kicks out and counsels out kids with behavior problems. Have never experienced behavior remotely close to what we observed in our public elementary.

I’ve had similar experiences working in a very well regarded public K-2 while sending my own child to the parochial. Virtually all the parochial school kids are Catholic so we got some weird looks from neighbors sending our child to Catholic. What they didn’t know is what I saw in the public school daily:

-a class getting routinely evacuated for an emotionally disturbed kid

-same kid running the halls and sometimes shutting things down because he also tried to run outside (and school is at a busy intersection)

-kids routinely cursing at teachers and other adults, talking about topics related to sex and drugs, flipping the middle finger (and remember these are kids no older than 8!)

-kindergarteners wetting themselves and having to sit in their pee for the rest of the day because there was no nurse or because she wouldn’t call parents

-gym class being disturbed by a kid who threw chairs and gym equipment (consequence was taking a walk, skipping gym, and getting to eat a snack)

I could actually go on but I think you get the picture. I always planned to send my own child to public schools, but I didn’t know what public schools are like today. In a good day, the kids are all zoned out on their 1-to-1 iPads.

Meh. All this teaches neurotypical kids to be resilient and accepting of kids with differences.

Exactly - and my kids are also very tough while also being compassionate - they can handle a variety of situations and personalities seamlessly. Life skills like that are invaluable.

Less undisrupted class room is less undisrupted class room time, no matter how much "grit" you think your kid has.

I would say that my kids probably developed some level of mild “grit” from attending their Title1 DC charter, where classroom disruptions were chronic for all the reasons you can imagine. I don’t regret our time there but am happy to be in an environment where my neurotypical, high-performing, and well-resourced kids are now the center of gravity.

I also appreciate just how privileged we are and endeavor to have our kids fully appreciate that as well. Our years in the Title 1 environment might make that job a bit easier as a point of comparison versus being in a more sheltered, curated environment from pre-K. To be clear, however, this is no reason to affirmatively opt for a Title 1 school if you have better options.

I’m PP and should have made more clear that we moved to an “elite” private for middle/6th grade.

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There is plenty of bad behavior in prestigious private schools documented in the press: ncs, Sidwell, Maret, Landon, to name a few.

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Anonymous wrote:There is plenty of bad behavior in prestigious private schools documented in the press: ncs, Sidwell, Maret, Landon, to name a few.

There is bad teenage behavior at most high schools after school hours , but what you are referring to is not in the class room. The difference is that private schools are more likely to expel or suspend kids, even for off grounds behavior.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have taught in both high-income private and medium/low-income public. Bad behavior in the private meant spoiled and obnoxious kids. Bad behavior in public meant neglected and angry kids. I’ll take the latter any day.

My kid was in a high income public elementary. A friend was stalked by a fetal alcohol kid in third grade, school said there was little they could do. A classmate in kindergarten hit, pushed and stabbed other kids with pencils and scissors --kid was emotionally neglected. Another child with special needs would have full fledged temper tantrums several times a week, which brought class to a halt, despite the presence of a one to one aide.

Our private both kicks out and counsels out kids with behavior problems. Have never experienced behavior remotely close to what we observed in our public elementary.

I’ve had similar experiences working in a very well regarded public K-2 while sending my own child to the parochial. Virtually all the parochial school kids are Catholic so we got some weird looks from neighbors sending our child to Catholic. What they didn’t know is what I saw in the public school daily:

-a class getting routinely evacuated for an emotionally disturbed kid

-same kid running the halls and sometimes shutting things down because he also tried to run outside (and school is at a busy intersection)

-kids routinely cursing at teachers and other adults, talking about topics related to sex and drugs, flipping the middle finger (and remember these are kids no older than 8!)

-kindergarteners wetting themselves and having to sit in their pee for the rest of the day because there was no nurse or because she wouldn’t call parents

-gym class being disturbed by a kid who threw chairs and gym equipment (consequence was taking a walk, skipping gym, and getting to eat a snack)

I could actually go on but I think you get the picture. I always planned to send my own child to public schools, but I didn’t know what public schools are like today. In a good day, the kids are all zoned out on their 1-to-1 iPads.

Meh. All this teaches neurotypical kids to be resilient and accepting of kids with differences.

Exactly - and my kids are also very tough while also being compassionate - they can handle a variety of situations and personalities seamlessly. Life skills like that are invaluable.

Less undisrupted class room is less undisrupted class room time, no matter how much "grit" you think your kid has.

I would say that my kids probably developed some level of mild “grit” from attending their Title1 DC charter, where classroom disruptions were chronic for all the reasons you can imagine. I don’t regret our time there but am happy to be in an environment where my neurotypical, high-performing, and well-resourced kids are now the center of gravity.

I also appreciate just how privileged we are and endeavor to have our kids fully appreciate that as well. Our years in the Title 1 environment might make that job a bit easier as a point of comparison versus being in a more sheltered, curated environment from pre-K. To be clear, however, this is no reason to affirmatively opt for a Title 1 school if you have better options.

I am not sure why you seem to think behavioral issues are a Title one issue, they occur at all income levels. The difference is that private (and magnet) schools chose their students and are more able to get rid of students that cause issues in the class rooms. There is simply no solution for it in public schools other than to assign an aide.

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Anonymous wrote:I have taught in both high-income private and medium/low-income public. Bad behavior in the private meant spoiled and obnoxious kids. Bad behavior in public meant neglected and angry kids. I’ll take the latter any day.

My kid was in a high income public elementary. A friend was stalked by a fetal alcohol kid in third grade, school said there was little they could do. A classmate in kindergarten hit, pushed and stabbed other kids with pencils and scissors --kid was emotionally neglected. Another child with special needs would have full fledged temper tantrums several times a week, which brought class to a halt, despite the presence of a one to one aide.

Our private both kicks out and counsels out kids with behavior problems. Have never experienced behavior remotely close to what we observed in our public elementary.

I’ve had similar experiences working in a very well regarded public K-2 while sending my own child to the parochial. Virtually all the parochial school kids are Catholic so we got some weird looks from neighbors sending our child to Catholic. What they didn’t know is what I saw in the public school daily:

-a class getting routinely evacuated for an emotionally disturbed kid

-same kid running the halls and sometimes shutting things down because he also tried to run outside (and school is at a busy intersection)

-kids routinely cursing at teachers and other adults, talking about topics related to sex and drugs, flipping the middle finger (and remember these are kids no older than 8!)

-kindergarteners wetting themselves and having to sit in their pee for the rest of the day because there was no nurse or because she wouldn’t call parents

-gym class being disturbed by a kid who threw chairs and gym equipment (consequence was taking a walk, skipping gym, and getting to eat a snack)

I could actually go on but I think you get the picture. I always planned to send my own child to public schools, but I didn’t know what public schools are like today. In a good day, the kids are all zoned out on their 1-to-1 iPads.

Meh. All this teaches neurotypical kids to be resilient and accepting of kids with differences.

Exactly - and my kids are also very tough while also being compassionate - they can handle a variety of situations and personalities seamlessly. Life skills like that are invaluable.

Less undisrupted class room is less undisrupted class room time, no matter how much "grit" you think your kid has.

I would say that my kids probably developed some level of mild “grit” from attending their Title1 DC charter, where classroom disruptions were chronic for all the reasons you can imagine. I don’t regret our time there but am happy to be in an environment where my neurotypical, high-performing, and well-resourced kids are now the center of gravity.

I also appreciate just how privileged we are and endeavor to have our kids fully appreciate that as well. Our years in the Title 1 environment might make that job a bit easier as a point of comparison versus being in a more sheltered, curated environment from pre-K. To be clear, however, this is no reason to affirmatively opt for a Title 1 school if you have better options.

I am not sure why you seem to think behavioral issues are a Title one issue, they occur at all income levels. The difference is that private (and magnet) schools chose their students and are more able to get rid of students that cause issues in the class rooms. There is simply no solution for it in public schools other than to assign an aide.

You make a good point. I should not have suggested a simple one-to-one between Title 1 status and disruption. It was certainly a factor at our school (i.e., a close to majority at-risk population), but yes UMC white kids were are not insignificant source of disruption and/or need for accommodation even if not part of the “Title 1” population.

I was more emphasizing the difference between a school in many ways organized around the need to manage behaviors vs a school were bad behavior occurs (all of them to some degree) but isn’t totalizing in terms of impacting how the school operates along many vectors, like discipline, curriculum, expectations of family engagement, etc.

I understand that public schools can’t curate their students and thus have challenges private schools don’t. That’s why we are especially grateful our current set up as compared to our earlier experience, even if think the prior experience had its value.

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Anonymous wrote:There is plenty of bad behavior in prestigious private schools documented in the press: ncs, Sidwell, Maret, Landon, to name a few.

There is bad teenage behavior at most high schools after school hours , but what you are referring to is not in the class room. The difference is that private schools are more likely to expel or suspend kids, even for off grounds behavior.

Yes, this isn’t about character of kids writ large but impact as the classroom level. I don’t think Big 3 kids are necessarily of better character or better humans than the at-risk kids at our prior Title1 school. But they do have different impacts the academic climate.

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Anonymous wrote:Firstly, I suspect op is a troll. Just send your kid to public, no one really cares.

As someone who actually had my kids in public before private, more than happy to pay for an experience that has been better in every respect, including college matriculation.

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I would pay double the already high tuition having seen the gap in quality between the public schools my kids were attending and the private they moved to. And the college matriculation is better.

The college matriculation has been amazing at our public. But supposedly people don’t send their children to private for this. Yet they keep mentioning it.