Regretting private high school investment because of colleges want more public school graduates

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We were never at private for admission to college.

It was about laying the groundwork for success in college and life.

Public education is a shambles. It’s terrible what has happened.

This is exactly why we went private. It’s not about college, but about cultivating a love for learning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Private is so that I don’t have to worry every time a news report comes in that some kid was stabbed at school.

Private schools aren't immune from violence. You can pay through the nose for tuition, and your kid may still get shot...because ...that's how America is.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/what-we-know-so-far-about-the-shooting-at-a-christian-school-in-wisconsin

[Anonymous]

You do understand that we all make decisions in our everyday lives without any guarantee of a certain outcome, but where the underlying probabilities of potential outcomes are nonetheless materially different?

[Anonymous]

...asks someone who obviously "learned" grammar in public school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Private is so that I don’t have to worry every time a news report comes in that some kid was stabbed at school.

Private schools aren't immune from violence. You can pay through the nose for tuition, and your kid may still get shot...because ...that's how America is.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/what-we-know-so-far-about-the-shooting-at-a-christian-school-in-
wisconsin

Of course violence in private schools can happen, but is far, far less likely than in public schools. My kids have been in private school their whole lives and have never experienced a lockdown or any other type of violence in school. Meanwhile at least some type of violence happens several times a year at the “best” MoCo schools.