If you are wealthy would you send your kids to a W school over private?

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Wait! The Obama kids are Asian?

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Anonymous wrote:Someone better tell an Iraqi that they don’t count as diverse in the USA. They might as well be a daughter of the American Revolution!

That someone would be the federal government. According to the Census Bureau white includes Middle Easterners.

The private school could classify them as "non white", however. They are not obligated to present the demographics the way a public school does.

And Middle Easterners aren’t part of what you consider “true diversity”? WTAF?

not according to the federal government. Take it up with them.

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Anonymous wrote:My old boss who made 10 million a year sent kids to public school, and in state college. He also is giving them no inheritance or helping them financially Post college.

Does not want spoiled kids. Good for him. He is worth like 100 million and is giving it all away to people who need it.

Plenty of spoiled kids go to public school.

Sending your kid to a top private school will not necessarily spoil them.

I don't mind "spoiling" my kid with private school. There's a lot worse things to spoil you kid with.

Wealthy private school parent here. Yep, I admit I spoiled my children with a top notch education. I’m not spoiling them with designer clothes, the newest tech devices or fancy cars. I like to think that I have my priorities straight!

And this is exactly why I send my kid to private school...so they are surrounded by families like yours who prioritize education over material things like cars, clothes, homes, and vacations.

Private school families - prioritizing education

Public school families - Prioritizing ????

Prioritizing education has nothing to do with private or public. People opt of different options due to various reasons.

eh. most private school parents send their kids to private schools because they can, not because the "prioritize" education. Do these rich people think all these public school Asian American parents don't prioritize their kids' education? If they thought private school was the best, they'd scrimp and save to send their kids to private school.

Plenty of Asian Americans do just that.

? define "plenty"? Oh, you mean the handful of token Asians you see in private schools?

please.

-signed an Asian American

Or you mean the half the kids in my daughter’s private school class who aren’t white?

Do you understand that "not white" doesn't mean only Asian?

Please post which school/grade, and % of Asian students in the grade that shows "half your daughter's private school class is Asian". Thanks.

Thanks, I’m well aware. I’m part-Asian myself.

I don't know that you actually do, since you stated "half the kids in my daughter’s private school class who aren’t white" in a discussion about Asian students in private school.

So, again, please post the private school and % of Asians to show that "half the class is Asian". Thanks.

I didn’t say half the class is Asian. I said half the class isn’t white.

And I’m not risking outing myself by naming my kid’s school, but if you look at the websites of most of the private schools in this area, they’re about 40% students of color. They don’t usually break it down further than that.

Sidwell: 57%
Norwood: 40%
Holton: 40%
GDS: 40%
Landon: 41%

ok, but this particular discussion was about Asians in private school.

Someone stated that only private school parents prioritize education.

I stated that Asian parents also prioritize education, probably more than any other group, and that most Asian parents with means still send their kids to public school.

Then you or someone stated that "plenty of Asian parents" send their kids to private.

So I asked, "define plenty".

To which you responded: "half the kids in your kid's class is non white". That doesn't answer the question. You get an F there.

Then I asked you to post the % of Asian students in the class, to which you responded, "I didn't say Asian". So, again, you didn't understand the question. Another F.


So, once again, Asian parents, who prioritize education more so than any other group, largely send their kids to public school.

Hopefully, that was clear.

Yeah, no.

Given that 90% of kids go to public school, the majority of any demographic group sends their kids to public school. That doesn’t mean anything except that most people can’t afford private school.

? a PP stated that private school parents are the only ones prioritizing education.

I stated Asian parents with means who also prioritize education send their kids to public.

That means that Asian parents with means who also prioritize education send their kids to public school.

Or maybe you could stop stereotyping "Asian parents"?

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Anonymous wrote:Someone better tell an Iraqi that they don’t count as diverse in the USA. They might as well be a daughter of the American Revolution!

That someone would be the federal government. According to the Census Bureau white includes Middle Easterners.

The private school could classify them as "non white", however. They are not obligated to present the demographics the way a public school does.

And Middle Easterners aren’t part of what you consider “true diversity”? WTAF?

not according to the federal government. Take it up with them.

No I think you have a hang up.

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Anonymous wrote:I send my kids private. Political candidates who send their kid public will likely get a vote from me though. The quality of public education has dropped SIGNIFICANTLY since I went to public school. I now have to pay for what my parents got for free and it makes me a bit salty. I don't believe that politicians who put their kids in private have enough skin in the game.

Bush Jr and Sr, Clinton, Obama all sent their kids to public schools at some point. Trump and Biden don't have my respect in this regard.

Obama's kids went to Sidwell.

As did Chelsea Clinton.

Yes but after they became president.

Chelsea went to public school in Arkansas. The Obama girls went to public school in Chicago. Bush Jr. went to public school in Midland. The Bush girls went to public school in Austin.

Every high profile president should be thinking about security. Sidwell has that. Also many public schools are easy access to roads. School shootings (except one) are a public school problem. So I get why a president will choose sidwell. Have you seen the campus? It's secure. That said, when they are coming up the ranks, they should understand the plight of their constituency.

What public school did the Obama girls go to in Chicago?

Lab school is not public.

Sorry, you're right. Where I'm from "lab school" is usually public magnet/charter.

I was confused as well. I googled this and was misled at first — it was misreported as being a public school in the Guardian (maybe not surprising, a British paper).

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Wealthy kids and poor kids dont belong together. Wealthy kids need to be with their own kind so they can network and keep the money within tight knit social circles. When Wealthy kids are trying to fraud their way to the ivys why would they want poor kids hanging around while they pretend to be sport captains on paper. Poor kids don't have any money to pay to fundraisers or consultants. They are completely useless. Doesn't anyone watch TV anymore?

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Anonymous wrote:My old boss who made 10 million a year sent kids to public school, and in state college. He also is giving them no inheritance or helping them financially Post college.

Does not want spoiled kids. Good for him. He is worth like 100 million and is giving it all away to people who need it.

Plenty of spoiled kids go to public school.

Sending your kid to a top private school will not necessarily spoil them.

I don't mind "spoiling" my kid with private school. There's a lot worse things to spoil you kid with.

Wealthy private school parent here. Yep, I admit I spoiled my children with a top notch education. I’m not spoiling them with designer clothes, the newest tech devices or fancy cars. I like to think that I have my priorities straight!

And this is exactly why I send my kid to private school...so they are surrounded by families like yours who prioritize education over material things like cars, clothes, homes, and vacations.

Private school families - prioritizing education

Public school families - Prioritizing ????

Prioritizing education has nothing to do with private or public. People opt of different options due to various reasons.

eh. most private school parents send their kids to private schools because they can, not because the "prioritize" education. Do these rich people think all these public school Asian American parents don't prioritize their kids' education? If they thought private school was the best, they'd scrimp and save to send their kids to private school.

Plenty of Asian Americans do just that.

? define "plenty"? Oh, you mean the handful of token Asians you see in private schools?

please.

-signed an Asian American

Or you mean the half the kids in my daughter’s private school class who aren’t white?

Do you understand that "not white" doesn't mean only Asian?

Please post which school/grade, and % of Asian students in the grade that shows "half your daughter's private school class is Asian". Thanks.

Thanks, I’m well aware. I’m part-Asian myself.

I don't know that you actually do, since you stated "half the kids in my daughter’s private school class who aren’t white" in a discussion about Asian students in private school.

So, again, please post the private school and % of Asians to show that "half the class is Asian". Thanks.

I didn’t say half the class is Asian. I said half the class isn’t white.

And I’m not risking outing myself by naming my kid’s school, but if you look at the websites of most of the private schools in this area, they’re about 40% students of color. They don’t usually break it down further than that.

Sidwell: 57%
Norwood: 40%
Holton: 40%
GDS: 40%
Landon: 41%

ok, but this particular discussion was about Asians in private school.

Someone stated that only private school parents prioritize education.

I stated that Asian parents also prioritize education, probably more than any other group, and that most Asian parents with means still send their kids to public school.

Then you or someone stated that "plenty of Asian parents" send their kids to private.

So I asked, "define plenty".

To which you responded: "half the kids in your kid's class is non white". That doesn't answer the question. You get an F there.

Then I asked you to post the % of Asian students in the class, to which you responded, "I didn't say Asian". So, again, you didn't understand the question. Another F.


So, once again, Asian parents, who prioritize education more so than any other group, largely send their kids to public school.

Hopefully, that was clear.

Yeah, no.

Given that 90% of kids go to public school, the majority of any demographic group sends their kids to public school. That doesn’t mean anything except that most people can’t afford private school.

? a PP stated that private school parents are the only ones prioritizing education.

I stated Asian parents with means who also prioritize education send their kids to public.

That means that Asian parents with means who also prioritize education send their kids to public school.

Or maybe you could stop stereotyping "Asian parents"?

I think this has more to do with the fact that Asian parents are reluctant to spend money in fee wrap and so will take what is free over paying for it. Many white parents and other races (we are African American) don’t mind making the investment in private school if we can afford it. Luckily we are in a position where we can.

[Anonymous]

We should create a new derogatory word for rich people who have corrupted our society and want to live in a different society away from the trashy one they created. We should call them richers.

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Anonymous wrote:Someone better tell an Iraqi that they don’t count as diverse in the USA. They might as well be a daughter of the American Revolution!

That someone would be the federal government. According to the Census Bureau white includes Middle Easterners.

The private school could classify them as "non white", however. They are not obligated to present the demographics the way a public school does.

And Middle Easterners aren’t part of what you consider “true diversity”? WTAF?

not according to the federal government. Take it up with them.

No I think you have a hang up.

? I guess the Federal Govt has a hang up.

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Anonymous wrote:My old boss who made 10 million a year sent kids to public school, and in state college. He also is giving them no inheritance or helping them financially Post college.

Does not want spoiled kids. Good for him. He is worth like 100 million and is giving it all away to people who need it.

Plenty of spoiled kids go to public school.

Sending your kid to a top private school will not necessarily spoil them.

I don't mind "spoiling" my kid with private school. There's a lot worse things to spoil you kid with.

Wealthy private school parent here. Yep, I admit I spoiled my children with a top notch education. I’m not spoiling them with designer clothes, the newest tech devices or fancy cars. I like to think that I have my priorities straight!

And this is exactly why I send my kid to private school...so they are surrounded by families like yours who prioritize education over material things like cars, clothes, homes, and vacations.

Private school families - prioritizing education

Public school families - Prioritizing ????

Prioritizing education has nothing to do with private or public. People opt of different options due to various reasons.

eh. most private school parents send their kids to private schools because they can, not because the "prioritize" education. Do these rich people think all these public school Asian American parents don't prioritize their kids' education? If they thought private school was the best, they'd scrimp and save to send their kids to private school.

Plenty of Asian Americans do just that.

? define "plenty"? Oh, you mean the handful of token Asians you see in private schools?

please.

-signed an Asian American

Or you mean the half the kids in my daughter’s private school class who aren’t white?

Do you understand that "not white" doesn't mean only Asian?

Please post which school/grade, and % of Asian students in the grade that shows "half your daughter's private school class is Asian". Thanks.

Thanks, I’m well aware. I’m part-Asian myself.

I don't know that you actually do, since you stated "half the kids in my daughter’s private school class who aren’t white" in a discussion about Asian students in private school.

So, again, please post the private school and % of Asians to show that "half the class is Asian". Thanks.

I didn’t say half the class is Asian. I said half the class isn’t white.

And I’m not risking outing myself by naming my kid’s school, but if you look at the websites of most of the private schools in this area, they’re about 40% students of color. They don’t usually break it down further than that.

Sidwell: 57%
Norwood: 40%
Holton: 40%
GDS: 40%
Landon: 41%

ok, but this particular discussion was about Asians in private school.

Someone stated that only private school parents prioritize education.

I stated that Asian parents also prioritize education, probably more than any other group, and that most Asian parents with means still send their kids to public school.

Then you or someone stated that "plenty of Asian parents" send their kids to private.

So I asked, "define plenty".

To which you responded: "half the kids in your kid's class is non white". That doesn't answer the question. You get an F there.

Then I asked you to post the % of Asian students in the class, to which you responded, "I didn't say Asian". So, again, you didn't understand the question. Another F.


So, once again, Asian parents, who prioritize education more so than any other group, largely send their kids to public school.

Hopefully, that was clear.

Yeah, no.

Given that 90% of kids go to public school, the majority of any demographic group sends their kids to public school. That doesn’t mean anything except that most people can’t afford private school.

? a PP stated that private school parents are the only ones prioritizing education.

I stated Asian parents with means who also prioritize education send their kids to public.

That means that Asian parents with means who also prioritize education send their kids to public school.

Or maybe you could stop stereotyping "Asian parents"?

I think this has more to do with the fact that Asian parents are reluctant to spend money in fee wrap and so will take what is free over paying for it. Many white parents and other races (we are African American) don’t mind making the investment in private school if we can afford it. Luckily we are in a position where we can.

You are gross and racist and narrow minded. The Asian parents we know, and I'm talking Asian parents who are immigrants from Asia, are used to huge schools with lots of competition and still rising to the top so they don't worry about that aspect. I also know several Asian or Asian-American families that turned down top private schools for top publics because the privates tend to be small and insular and not value their type of diversity. I know several Black families who also left or never enrolled privates because they didn't like the lack of diversity. What is wrong with you?

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Many of the Asian American families we know who apply to privates do it as a back up if their child does not get in to a magnet. We know kids who turned down Sidwell, GDS, Maret, NCS for magnets. Literally one AAPI child we know who got into magnets went to one of the privates above.

W schools are a back up to top privates but considered better than second tier privates.

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Anonymous wrote:Many of the Asian American families we know who apply to privates do it as a back up if their child does not get in to a magnet. We know kids who turned down Sidwell, GDS, Maret, NCS for magnets. Literally one AAPI child we know who got into magnets went to one of the privates above.

W schools are a back up to top privates but considered better than second tier privates.

The Ws are better than the DMV top privates

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Anonymous wrote:My old boss who made 10 million a year sent kids to public school, and in state college. He also is giving them no inheritance or helping them financially Post college.

Does not want spoiled kids. Good for him. He is worth like 100 million and is giving it all away to people who need it.

Plenty of spoiled kids go to public school.

Sending your kid to a top private school will not necessarily spoil them.

I don't mind "spoiling" my kid with private school. There's a lot worse things to spoil you kid with.

Wealthy private school parent here. Yep, I admit I spoiled my children with a top notch education. I’m not spoiling them with designer clothes, the newest tech devices or fancy cars. I like to think that I have my priorities straight!

And this is exactly why I send my kid to private school...so they are surrounded by families like yours who prioritize education over material things like cars, clothes, homes, and vacations.

Private school families - prioritizing education

Public school families - Prioritizing ????

Prioritizing education has nothing to do with private or public. People opt of different options due to various reasons.

eh. most private school parents send their kids to private schools because they can, not because the "prioritize" education. Do these rich people think all these public school Asian American parents don't prioritize their kids' education? If they thought private school was the best, they'd scrimp and save to send their kids to private school.

Plenty of Asian Americans do just that.

? define "plenty"? Oh, you mean the handful of token Asians you see in private schools?

please.

-signed an Asian American

Or you mean the half the kids in my daughter’s private school class who aren’t white?

Do you understand that "not white" doesn't mean only Asian?

Please post which school/grade, and % of Asian students in the grade that shows "half your daughter's private school class is Asian". Thanks.

Thanks, I’m well aware. I’m part-Asian myself.

I don't know that you actually do, since you stated "half the kids in my daughter’s private school class who aren’t white" in a discussion about Asian students in private school.

So, again, please post the private school and % of Asians to show that "half the class is Asian". Thanks.

I didn’t say half the class is Asian. I said half the class isn’t white.

And I’m not risking outing myself by naming my kid’s school, but if you look at the websites of most of the private schools in this area, they’re about 40% students of color. They don’t usually break it down further than that.

Sidwell: 57%
Norwood: 40%
Holton: 40%
GDS: 40%
Landon: 41%

ok, but this particular discussion was about Asians in private school.

Someone stated that only private school parents prioritize education.

I stated that Asian parents also prioritize education, probably more than any other group, and that most Asian parents with means still send their kids to public school.

Then you or someone stated that "plenty of Asian parents" send their kids to private.

So I asked, "define plenty".

To which you responded: "half the kids in your kid's class is non white". That doesn't answer the question. You get an F there.

Then I asked you to post the % of Asian students in the class, to which you responded, "I didn't say Asian". So, again, you didn't understand the question. Another F.


So, once again, Asian parents, who prioritize education more so than any other group, largely send their kids to public school.

Hopefully, that was clear.

Yeah, no.

Given that 90% of kids go to public school, the majority of any demographic group sends their kids to public school. That doesn’t mean anything except that most people can’t afford private school.

? a PP stated that private school parents are the only ones prioritizing education.

I stated Asian parents with means who also prioritize education send their kids to public.

That means that Asian parents with means who also prioritize education send their kids to public school.

Or maybe you could stop stereotyping "Asian parents"?

I think this has more to do with the fact that Asian parents are reluctant to spend money in fee wrap and so will take what is free over paying for it. Many white parents and other races (we are African American) don’t mind making the investment in private school if we can afford it. Luckily we are in a position where we can.

some parents understand value for their dollar; others don't. Some people are more into labels and fancy privates because they can; others don't care.

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It's not about money. Niece got into a top private one year and got almost a full ride. Other family members would have supplemented the rest so it was free without any sacrifice from the family or extended family. Still went to TJ. At the private she would have been an "only" from her specific heritage in her grade and one of only 5-6 or fewer Asians and the actual instruction would likely have been inferior to what they would learn in public.

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Anonymous wrote:My old boss who made 10 million a year sent kids to public school, and in state college. He also is giving them no inheritance or helping them financially Post college.

Does not want spoiled kids. Good for him. He is worth like 100 million and is giving it all away to people who need it.

Plenty of spoiled kids go to public school.

Sending your kid to a top private school will not necessarily spoil them.

I don't mind "spoiling" my kid with private school. There's a lot worse things to spoil you kid with.

Wealthy private school parent here. Yep, I admit I spoiled my children with a top notch education. I’m not spoiling them with designer clothes, the newest tech devices or fancy cars. I like to think that I have my priorities straight!

And this is exactly why I send my kid to private school...so they are surrounded by families like yours who prioritize education over material things like cars, clothes, homes, and vacations.

Private school families - prioritizing education

Public school families - Prioritizing ????

Prioritizing education has nothing to do with private or public. People opt of different options due to various reasons.

eh. most private school parents send their kids to private schools because they can, not because the "prioritize" education. Do these rich people think all these public school Asian American parents don't prioritize their kids' education? If they thought private school was the best, they'd scrimp and save to send their kids to private school.

Plenty of Asian Americans do just that.

? define "plenty"? Oh, you mean the handful of token Asians you see in private schools?

please.

-signed an Asian American

Or you mean the half the kids in my daughter’s private school class who aren’t white?

Do you understand that "not white" doesn't mean only Asian?

Please post which school/grade, and % of Asian students in the grade that shows "half your daughter's private school class is Asian". Thanks.

Thanks, I’m well aware. I’m part-Asian myself.

I don't know that you actually do, since you stated "half the kids in my daughter’s private school class who aren’t white" in a discussion about Asian students in private school.

So, again, please post the private school and % of Asians to show that "half the class is Asian". Thanks.

I didn’t say half the class is Asian. I said half the class isn’t white.

And I’m not risking outing myself by naming my kid’s school, but if you look at the websites of most of the private schools in this area, they’re about 40% students of color. They don’t usually break it down further than that.

Sidwell: 57%
Norwood: 40%
Holton: 40%
GDS: 40%
Landon: 41%

ok, but this particular discussion was about Asians in private school.

Someone stated that only private school parents prioritize education.

I stated that Asian parents also prioritize education, probably more than any other group, and that most Asian parents with means still send their kids to public school.

Then you or someone stated that "plenty of Asian parents" send their kids to private.

So I asked, "define plenty".

To which you responded: "half the kids in your kid's class is non white". That doesn't answer the question. You get an F there.

Then I asked you to post the % of Asian students in the class, to which you responded, "I didn't say Asian". So, again, you didn't understand the question. Another F.


So, once again, Asian parents, who prioritize education more so than any other group, largely send their kids to public school.

Hopefully, that was clear.

Yeah, no.

Given that 90% of kids go to public school, the majority of any demographic group sends their kids to public school. That doesn’t mean anything except that most people can’t afford private school.

? a PP stated that private school parents are the only ones prioritizing education.

I stated Asian parents with means who also prioritize education send their kids to public.

That means that Asian parents with means who also prioritize education send their kids to public school.

Or maybe you could stop stereotyping "Asian parents"?

I think this has more to do with the fact that Asian parents are reluctant to spend money in fee wrap and so will take what is free over paying for it. Many white parents and other races (we are African American) don’t mind making the investment in private school if we can afford it. Luckily we are in a position where we can.

You are gross and racist and narrow minded. The Asian parents we know, and I'm talking Asian parents who are immigrants from Asia, are used to huge schools with lots of competition and still rising to the top so they don't worry about that aspect. I also know several Asian or Asian-American families that turned down top private schools for top publics because the privates tend to be small and insular and not value their type of diversity. I know several Black families who also left or never enrolled privates because they didn't like the lack of diversity. What is wrong with you?

Umm, why so defensive? I am just staying the obvious. I live in a 'W' school zone and it is abundantly clear that the Asian families have moved into this neighborhood exclusively for the schools. (I am in Stonebridge for reference, btw). They are absolutely NOT going to pay for private school. Where we live, there are clearly generations of Asian families living in one house in order to afford to live here (i.e., multiple incomes; eliminating daycare costs because grandparents live in the basement so parents save on 5 years of daycare expenses). That said, the Asian population at Stone Mill has EXPLODED in the last 5-10 years, such that it is now 47.7% Asian (2022 stats). It is now very overcrowded and is heavily worksheet dependent and very factory-like. This not what a lot of wealthy parents are looking for, especially those of us who understand what "whole child" academic environments like private schools are able to offer.