Anyone facing jealous friends now that your kids are in private school?

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Anonymous wrote:I think the pro-private school posters here are making a very compelling argument for avoiding private schools forever and ever

Way to play to typecasts. Good lord. No wonder your kids are annoying

Then you should move over to the public school forum with your people. You’ll be more comfortable in that forum.

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Anonymous wrote:I am a new poster whose kids went to public school all the way through. And I was a Biglaw partner making $1 million a year. I didn’t want my kids going to school with a bunch of rich privileged kids. They had enough privilege already.

There was way less economic diversity in my private elementary than the private school my kids attend.

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Anonymous wrote:Ever since my kids were recently admitted to private schools, many friends in my W cluster have been making snippy comments about me sending my kids to private school. Has anyone else faced a similar situation?

I think you’re being paranoid OP.

Our neighborhood and street in Bethesda has tons of schools represented all over the DMV, public, private religious, language. The parents get along, the kids get along, and some kids switch schools. Multiple times!

No one is fretting about you or where you sent one of your kids for 9th grade. Yes some might miss you or be worried they’ll never see you again, but that’s not how local friendships work, is it?
It’s fun to have many circles of friends.

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Public school is for parents who are financially stressed / low income.

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Anonymous wrote:I am a new poster whose kids went to public school all the way through. And I was a Biglaw partner making $1 million a year. I didn’t want my kids going to school with a bunch of rich privileged kids. They had enough privilege already.

Yes, you can learn some very bad entitled privileged behavior. No thank you.

There's more socioeconomic diversity than you think, at least at our Big 3. Most of my son's friends have parents who are either feds, work in non-profits or the like (like us), or are teachers. They sacrifice to send their children private and one gets a discount since they teach at the school. Yes, there is a lot of privilege, but he is kept grounded at home and among his peer group and we reap the benefit of an outstanding education. We tried public, and it was a nightmare. Didn't realize how different it could be. No where is perfect, but wouldn't trade this for public.

This is such unadulterated BS. It is an absolute and incontrovertible fact that the majority of students in the big three are paying full tuition. So that means that the majority of students are from families who can afford to pay $45,000 a year and more for friggin elementary school. The vast majority of the remaining students are paying at least $10,000 a year and probably much more.

It is an absolute given that you have to have a good income to afford that.

The idea that a couple of feds sending their kids to private school count as “poor” or “economically diverse” is laughable. Their combined income would be $300,000. You live in a warped world and are completely full of shit. You cannot argue with a straight face that the big three is for the unwashed.

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Diversity means anything that is desirable and does not include the undesirable kind.

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Anonymous wrote:I am a new poster whose kids went to public school all the way through. And I was a Biglaw partner making $1 million a year. I didn’t want my kids going to school with a bunch of rich privileged kids. They had enough privilege already.

Yes, you can learn some very bad entitled privileged behavior. No thank you.

There's more socioeconomic diversity than you think, at least at our Big 3. Most of my son's friends have parents who are either feds, work in non-profits or the like (like us), or are teachers. They sacrifice to send their children private and one gets a discount since they teach at the school. Yes, there is a lot of privilege, but he is kept grounded at home and among his peer group and we reap the benefit of an outstanding education. We tried public, and it was a nightmare. Didn't realize how different it could be. No where is perfect, but wouldn't trade this for public.

This is such unadulterated BS. It is an absolute and incontrovertible fact that the majority of students in the big three are paying full tuition. So that means that the majority of students are from families who can afford to pay $45,000 a year and more for friggin elementary school. The vast majority of the remaining students are paying at least $10,000 a year and probably much more.

It is an absolute given that you have to have a good income to afford that.

The idea that a couple of feds sending their kids to private school count as “poor” or “economically diverse” is laughable. Their combined income would be $300,000. You live in a warped world and are completely full of shit. You cannot argue with a straight face that the big three is for the unwashed.

Their combined income would not necessarily be 300k or anywhere near that. What a BS statement.

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Anonymous wrote:I am a new poster whose kids went to public school all the way through. And I was a Biglaw partner making $1 million a year. I didn’t want my kids going to school with a bunch of rich privileged kids. They had enough privilege already.

Yes, you can learn some very bad entitled privileged behavior. No thank you.

There's more socioeconomic diversity than you think, at least at our Big 3. Most of my son's friends have parents who are either feds, work in non-profits or the like (like us), or are teachers. They sacrifice to send their children private and one gets a discount since they teach at the school. Yes, there is a lot of privilege, but he is kept grounded at home and among his peer group and we reap the benefit of an outstanding education. We tried public, and it was a nightmare. Didn't realize how different it could be. No where is perfect, but wouldn't trade this for public.

This is such unadulterated BS. It is an absolute and incontrovertible fact that the majority of students in the big three are paying full tuition. So that means that the majority of students are from families who can afford to pay $45,000 a year and more for friggin elementary school. The vast majority of the remaining students are paying at least $10,000 a year and probably much more.

It is an absolute given that you have to have a good income to afford that.

The idea that a couple of feds sending their kids to private school count as “poor” or “economically diverse” is laughable. Their combined income would be $300,000. You live in a warped world and are completely full of shit. You cannot argue with a straight face that the big three is for the unwashed.

Their combined income would not necessarily be 300k or anywhere near that. What a BS statement.

Lol it’s pretty funny that this person is calling out others for having a warped world view when the only feds he can grasp existing make GS15 level salaries. K, dude. Thanks for keeping us woke.

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Anonymous wrote:I am a new poster whose kids went to public school all the way through. And I was a Biglaw partner making $1 million a year. I didn’t want my kids going to school with a bunch of rich privileged kids. They had enough privilege already.

Yes, you can learn some very bad entitled privileged behavior. No thank you.

There's more socioeconomic diversity than you think, at least at our Big 3. Most of my son's friends have parents who are either feds, work in non-profits or the like (like us), or are teachers. They sacrifice to send their children private and one gets a discount since they teach at the school. Yes, there is a lot of privilege, but he is kept grounded at home and among his peer group and we reap the benefit of an outstanding education. We tried public, and it was a nightmare. Didn't realize how different it could be. No where is perfect, but wouldn't trade this for public.

This is such unadulterated BS. It is an absolute and incontrovertible fact that the majority of students in the big three are paying full tuition. So that means that the majority of students are from families who can afford to pay $45,000 a year and more for friggin elementary school. The vast majority of the remaining students are paying at least $10,000 a year and probably much more.

It is an absolute given that you have to have a good income to afford that.

The idea that a couple of feds sending their kids to private school count as “poor” or “economically diverse” is laughable. Their combined income would be $300,000. You live in a warped world and are completely full of shit. You cannot argue with a straight face that the big three is for the unwashed.

Their combined income would not necessarily be 300k or anywhere near that. What a BS statement.

Lol it’s pretty funny that this person is calling out others for having a warped world view when the only feds he can grasp existing make GS15 level salaries. K, dude. Thanks for keeping us woke.

Private schools already have the diversity that they want. They really don’t care what you think.

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Anonymous wrote:I am a new poster whose kids went to public school all the way through. And I was a Biglaw partner making $1 million a year. I didn’t want my kids going to school with a bunch of rich privileged kids. They had enough privilege already.

They are where they belong.

Biglaw types are just higher paid wage slaves. Your job and your lifestyle are not healthy. Your wages are not impressive.

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You don’t think $1 million a year is impressive???? I sure do. Most people I know who make that much are working lots of hours and sacrificing time with their families. That’s what people do to make that much money. There are trade offs.

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Anonymous wrote:You don’t think $1 million a year is impressive???? I sure do. Most people I know who make that much are working lots of hours and sacrificing time with their families. That’s what people do to make that much money. There are trade offs.

Not impressed.

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Anonymous wrote:I am 0% jealous of friends with kids in private schools. Waving at them from my international vacation that I can afford because I'm not spending $40k a year on school.

You live around here at the point in time where we are just swimming in wealth and opportunities and you can’t do both? You have to choose and you are bragging about it. Wow.

Typical nouveau riche response.

Typical anti-poseur poseur response.

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Anonymous wrote:Depends on the school district. In Bethesda/Chevy Chase most of the kids going to private are special needs or come from snooty families. On the DC side of the border, it's people that want a good education for their kids without the fear of violence. No judgment. Families try to do what's best for their children. Certainly not jealous of families that choose private school

If you are wealthy why wouldn't you send your kids to private schools?

Is the money better spent on fancy German and Italian sports cars? If you have excess cash flow after savings, why not? I want to give my kids the best of everything. I still save and have a high net worth by even country club standards.

Because they're not better

Do you really think that some kid coming out of Landon is better prepared for college and life generally than next door Whitman? Or Walter Johnson? Or Churchill?

Do you think the families that send their kids to those schools don't value education? Or could afford private?

It's the difficult kids that are sent to private

The level of wealth at Bethesda private schools and the network kids get is far superior to any W school. The lunches served are actually healthy. Most problem kids are not allowed to continue. At public schools problem kids are allowed to stay.

And sports are far superior at the local private schools...about 18% of the graduating class at several Bethesda private schools signed to play college sports. At Whitman it was around 3%.

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Anonymous wrote:Depends on the school district. In Bethesda/Chevy Chase most of the kids going to private are special needs or come from snooty families. On the DC side of the border, it's people that want a good education for their kids without the fear of violence. No judgment. Families try to do what's best for their children. Certainly not jealous of families that choose private school

If you are wealthy why wouldn't you send your kids to private schools?

Is the money better spent on fancy German and Italian sports cars? If you have excess cash flow after savings, why not? I want to give my kids the best of everything. I still save and have a high net worth by even country club standards.

Because they're not better

Do you really think that some kid coming out of Landon is better prepared for college and life generally than next door Whitman? Or Walter Johnson? Or Churchill?

Do you think the families that send their kids to those schools don't value education? Or could afford private?

It's the difficult kids that are sent to private

The level of wealth at Bethesda private schools and the network kids get is far superior to any W school. The lunches served are actually healthy. Most problem kids are not allowed to continue. At public schools problem kids are allowed to stay.

And sports are far superior at the local private schools...about 18% of the graduating class at several Bethesda private schools signed to play college sports. At Whitman it was around 3%.

So you admit that the advantages of private are from making social connections and not necessarily the school quality.