Politically Incorrect Private School Thread What Do You Really Think?

[Anonymous]

None of these comments have been that incorrect.

I have one.

Public schools kids can be exposed to more ghetto/classless kids. My daughter who initially was in magnet was bullied/threatened by some low income girls because of her nice clothes. Moved her to private. Nothing like that even remotely occurred.

[Anonymous]

Wealthy teenage girls are much crueler and more sophisticated in how they bully. Good luck

[Anonymous]

http://www.toledoblade.com/Nation/2012/03/02/Private-schools-spared-tragedy-of-shootings.html

[Anonymous]

We never tell this to others but one of the reasons we send DC to an elite private school is b/c we want him to get into the most elite frat, eating club, secret society, etc at an Ivy.

Some of us care about stuff like that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wealthy teenage girls are much crueler and more sophisticated in how they bully. Good luck

Don't need it. She graduated and was very happy and accepted. It's overplayed that the poor and middle class are somehow saintly in their interactions. For the most part, they're really just ghettoooo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We never tell this to others but one of the reasons we send DC to an elite private school is b/c we want him to get into the most elite frat, eating club, secret society, etc at an Ivy.

Some of us care about stuff like that.

+100000

And why effin not? Why's it SO horrif if DC does this? Good for you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We never tell this to others but one of the reasons we send DC to an elite private school is b/c we want him to get into the most elite frat, eating club, secret society, etc at an Ivy.

Some of us care about stuff like that.

+100000

And why effin not? Why's it SO horrif if DC does this? Good for you!

It's not horrible but sort of embarrassing too. Lots of people would love to send their kid to an Ivy but most aren't aware there's a pecking order within those schools too. You cannot get into an exclusive club unless you are from an exclusive prep school - not just any private school.

[Anonymous]

I bet the majority of people participating in this thread have serious muffin top, grew up in a split level, were girl scouts and have zero savings.

[Anonymous]

I grew up in a split level, DH in a ranch. Is that helpful?!?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I bet the majority of people participating in this thread have serious muffin top, grew up in a split level, were girl scouts and have zero savings.

What is a split level? You know a lot about the ghetto life huh?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I bet the majority of people participating in this thread have serious muffin top, grew up in a split level, were girl scouts and have zero savings.

What is a split level? You know a lot about the ghetto life huh?

Um, a split level is not ghetto. It's suburban. Doofus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We never tell this to others but one of the reasons we send DC to an elite private school is b/c we want him to get into the most elite frat, eating club, secret society, etc at an Ivy.

Some of us care about stuff like that.

+100000

And why effin not? Why's it SO horrif if DC does this? Good for you!

It's notnhorrible if they do it, but i don't understand why anyone would care. DH and I were both ivy (covered 3 ivys between us with grad school), and it never seemed to us that the "elite" frat or secret society (not very secret) made any difference in success or opportunities. It can be fun though, i'm sure. Is that the reason you want it? We didn't go to princeton, and i suspect the eating clubs are important. Personally, that always seemed awful to me, though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We never tell this to others but one of the reasons we send DC to an elite private school is b/c we want him to get into the most elite frat, eating club, secret society, etc at an Ivy.

Some of us care about stuff like that.

+100000

And why effin not? Why's it SO horrif if DC does this? Good for you!

It's notnhorrible if they do it, but i don't understand why anyone would care. DH and I were both ivy (covered 3 ivys between us with grad school), and it never seemed to us that the "elite" frat or secret society (not very secret) made any difference in success or opportunities. It can be fun though, i'm sure. Is that the reason you want it? We didn't go to princeton, and i suspect the eating clubs are important. Personally, that always seemed awful to me, though.

I think the original comment was made tongue and cheek.

[Anonymous]

I agree with the prior poster who said that bullying in private schools is overplayed. I was bullied a ton at my public elementary school and my daughter knock on wood hasn't experienced it at all and is in a parochial elementary/middle school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We never tell this to others but one of the reasons we send DC to an elite private school is b/c we want him to get into the most elite frat, eating club, secret society, etc at an Ivy.

Some of us care about stuff like that.

+100000

And why effin not? Why's it SO horrif if DC does this? Good for you!

It's notnhorrible if they do it, but i don't understand why anyone would care. DH and I were both ivy (covered 3 ivys between us with grad school), and it never seemed to us that the "elite" frat or secret society (not very secret) made any difference in success or opportunities. It can be fun though, i'm sure. Is that the reason you want it? We didn't go to princeton, and i suspect the eating clubs are important. Personally, that always seemed awful to me, though.

We want it b/c it's family tradition (not politically correct at all on DCUM) and we really care about that stuff which is kind of embarrassing to admit. It's made a lot of difference in the opportunities DC will have: I knew where he'll intern in high school and college before he was born. It's also a lot of fun too...