Private School

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Anonymous wrote:Any folks considering taking their kids out of private school in anticipation of layoffs?

No, not at all. This is a bad time for our kids to mingle with the lower class.
Also, public school will get worse after this administration gets rid of the department of education.

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Anonymous wrote:The private school obsession of Americans lol. Your child will be okay in public school lol. They can get into a top 10 college don't worry. My twins went to Publix school and they are both at Stanford. Now of course you will agree all private schools are not created equal. That's true, ours wasn't the best. But I was my kids tutor and it worked out for us.

They can go to public school and be locked out of the bathrooms all day and witness (or be the victim of) frequent fights at my local middle school. Some parents pay for private just for basic safety and humane conditions for their kids.

Private schools have the same problems. You just don't hear about it because they don't have to legally disclose.

And if anything, the rich parents don't want their kids "punished" so it gets pushed aside/hidden.

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Anonymous wrote:If you are living that close to the edge, you shouldn't be in private school to begin with. My sister's kids are all in private school and she can't afford to buy blinds for her new house.

this!

we have money set aside so that no matter what happens to us financially our kids won’t be impacted. It’s CRAZY to have your kids in a school that depends on your employment.

I mean, is it crazy to have bought a house based on employment? People make choices based on the most likely future scenario. You have no idea why her kids are in private

Actually, yes, it is crazy to put yourself hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt (or more) with the hope that you will always be gainfully employed for the next 30 years.

This is the blind spot of the “never pay off your mortgage” people—it’s survivorship bias.

Or maybe they don’t have the cash to pay off a house in the DMV?

Even then, they should not pay off house. Keep the money OUT of the house. It’s called liquidity.

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Anonymous wrote:If you are living that close to the edge, you shouldn't be in private school to begin with. My sister's kids are all in private school and she can't afford to buy blinds for her new house.

this!

we have money set aside so that no matter what happens to us financially our kids won’t be impacted. It’s CRAZY to have your kids in a school that depends on your employment.

I mean, is it crazy to have bought a house based on employment? People make choices based on the most likely future scenario. You have no idea why her kids are in private

Actually, yes, it is crazy to put yourself hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt (or more) with the hope that you will always be gainfully employed for the next 30 years.

This is the blind spot of the “never pay off your mortgage” people—it’s survivorship bias.

Or maybe they don’t have the cash to pay off a house in the DMV?

Even then, they should not pay off house. Keep the money OUT of the house. It’s called liquidity.

Well the goal should be to save up enough/invest enough so that you can be mortgage free. Doesn't mean you have to pay off your 2% mortgage. But if you don't have the ability to do that as you approach 60+, then retirement might be a challenge

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you are living that close to the edge, you shouldn't be in private school to begin with. My sister's kids are all in private school and she can't afford to buy blinds for her new house.

I would never fault any parent for being willing to make sacrifices for their child’s education.
I could assume that their job was stable and they banked on career advancement and future income. At the same time getting admitted to a private is not easy, so they are good parents and value the education their kids receive.

There are plenty more ways to criticize someone else’s parenting than talk about private school.

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We kept our kids in public school until we had enough money in savings so that if we were laid off at 50, we would never have to work again. That took until our kids were in 7th grade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The private school obsession of Americans lol. Your child will be okay in public school lol. They can get into a top 10 college don't worry. My twins went to Publix school and they are both at Stanford. Now of course you will agree all private schools are not created equal. That's true, ours wasn't the best. But I was my kids tutor and it worked out for us.

The easiest way to get into the Ivy is from a low performing rural school where you are tutored by your educated mother. You hardly invented that.

There are a lot of other factors including your own child’s happiness — I was in a rural high school and hated every minute of it.

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Anonymous wrote:If you are living that close to the edge, you shouldn't be in private school to begin with. My sister's kids are all in private school and she can't afford to buy blinds for her new house.

this!

we have money set aside so that no matter what happens to us financially our kids won’t be impacted. It’s CRAZY to have your kids in a school that depends on your employment.

I mean, is it crazy to have bought a house based on employment? People make choices based on the most likely future scenario. You have no idea why her kids are in private

crazy to buy one you can’t afford if your income drops. Yes. we are talking WEALTHY people who have managed to over shoot their load. We aren’t talking about the average middle class american just trying to survive. If you are wealthy enough to afford private school, but can’t afford it with a job loss you have ZERO business putting your kids in private school in the first place. You are playing in a league you don’t belong in.

You shouldn’t put your kids in private school if you aren’t smart enough or capable of setting money aside as to not disrupt their lives.

This is ridiculous. Most people need a job to earn money and pay bills. Sure, you should have 6months to a year of expenses in case you lose your job. But to not put a kid in private because you need a job to pay for it isn’t stupid. It’s life. If OP can’t get another job in 6+ months, you may need to make other choices.

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Anonymous wrote:If you are living that close to the edge, you shouldn't be in private school to begin with. My sister's kids are all in private school and she can't afford to buy blinds for her new house.

this!

we have money set aside so that no matter what happens to us financially our kids won’t be impacted. It’s CRAZY to have your kids in a school that depends on your employment.

I mean, is it crazy to have bought a house based on employment? People make choices based on the most likely future scenario. You have no idea why her kids are in private

You need a house to live in, and it is presumed to be an appreciating asset. Private school is a luxury.

It's not a luxury if you have a kid whose special needs aren't adequately supported in public school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Any folks considering taking their kids out of private school in anticipation of layoffs?

No, not at all. This is a bad time for our kids to mingle with the lower class.
Also, public school will get worse after this administration gets rid of the department of education.

You are so gross. But thanks for stating plainly what most of us already knew: private school is about snobbery and classism, not obtaining a quality education.

Also, if you can't see that the Department of Education is one of the biggest failures of all federal agencies, you better buckle in because the next four years are going to be very traumatic for you.

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Anonymous wrote:The private school obsession of Americans lol. Your child will be okay in public school lol. They can get into a top 10 college don't worry. My twins went to Publix school and they are both at Stanford. Now of course you will agree all private schools are not created equal. That's true, ours wasn't the best. But I was my kids tutor and it worked out for us.

They can go to public school and be locked out of the bathrooms all day and witness (or be the victim of) frequent fights at my local middle school. Some parents pay for private just for basic safety and humane conditions for their kids.

Private schools have the same problems. You just don't hear about it because they don't have to legally disclose.

COPE harder.

I went to private school and my kids are in private school. I can assure you any school I would consider would not have fights or any other similar behavior.

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Anonymous wrote:If you are living that close to the edge, you shouldn't be in private school to begin with. My sister's kids are all in private school and she can't afford to buy blinds for her new house.

Needing to work for a living is "close to the edge," now? Wild.

"A living" = food and shelter. It does not and never has equaled "right to private education for your children."

That's nonsensical. For example, we can do food and shelter on one income, but private school requires two - which means losing a job affects our ability to pay tuition. By your logic, we should just never spend any money unless we're wealthy enough to pay tuition without working at all.

Just admit you don't like your kid going to school with families who who draw a salary. Investment income or gtfo, right?

[Anonymous]

Don’t put your kids in private school. It’s a complete waste of money. My three kids all went to publics and then went on to graduate from top 20 universities. They are killing it in their careers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any folks considering taking their kids out of private school in anticipation of layoffs?

There are no layoffs coming except for a small number of feds. Expect government contractors to increade hiring 1.5 people for every Fed laid off. Work is not going away.

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Anonymous wrote:The private school obsession of Americans lol. Your child will be okay in public school lol. They can get into a top 10 college don't worry. My twins went to Publix school and they are both at Stanford. Now of course you will agree all private schools are not created equal. That's true, ours wasn't the best. But I was my kids tutor and it worked out for us.

They can go to public school and be locked out of the bathrooms all day and witness (or be the victim of) frequent fights at my local middle school. Some parents pay for private just for basic safety and humane conditions for their kids.

Private schools have the same problems. You just don't hear about it because they don't have to legally disclose.

COPE harder.

I went to private school and my kids are in private school. I can assure you any school I would consider would not have fights or any other similar behavior.

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