Tuition in private schools

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Anonymous wrote:I do stress about the cost of tuition. However, I sleep better knowing my kids have been in a smaller, nurturing environment, have made great connections with teachers who really care, rarely come across a bad teacher, are exposed only to kids who work hard and are ambitious, have learned to think critically, not just take tests, have gotten tons of writing practice, are regularly exposed to the arts, don’t walk through metal detectors or have safety concerns at school. In pretty much every aspect, I think my kids have had a better experience K-12 than they would have had in public school and that has been one of my top priorities for them.

Just chiming in to say that other than the smaller, nurturing environment, my kids have gotten every single one of these priorities at public. We don’t have metal detectors! The teachers, with the exception of one, have been top notch. Our arts programs are outstanding because we have a critical mass of students for things like a marching band or high level theatrical production. It is not perfect, but as far as the things you specifically care about, I think your perception of public doesn’t match reality.

Yes! There are lots of great public schools in the area with a vast variety of opportunities, academic and extracurricular, if your child is motivated enough to take advantage. The cost of private in this area is so high, you really have to wonder if the tuition is worth it.

Anything above 30k is not worth it.

If you are poor, save your money for essentials like retirement and college tuition.

If you have the money like we do, we would be willing to pay a lot more for what we are getting out of private school. Worth every penny.

I visited a 60k school today and really couldn’t tell the difference with my public school in terms of facilities and teachers. It’s good that is worth it for you, but not for me.

How unsophisticated of you, if you think families are paying for better looking teachers and landscaping. Public school sounds like a good fit for you anyway.

I mentioned the facilities and the qualification of teachers . If you are sophisticated enough check what is the difference in salary between private and public teachers. Can private schools hire more qualified teachers. Why are the salaries on average lower (considering benefits like a good pension). Also, you don’t know which school I visited so not sure that your post is so sophisticated.

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Anonymous wrote:I do stress about the cost of tuition. However, I sleep better knowing my kids have been in a smaller, nurturing environment, have made great connections with teachers who really care, rarely come across a bad teacher, are exposed only to kids who work hard and are ambitious, have learned to think critically, not just take tests, have gotten tons of writing practice, are regularly exposed to the arts, don’t walk through metal detectors or have safety concerns at school. In pretty much every aspect, I think my kids have had a better experience K-12 than they would have had in public school and that has been one of my top priorities for them.

Just chiming in to say that other than the smaller, nurturing environment, my kids have gotten every single one of these priorities at public. We don’t have metal detectors! The teachers, with the exception of one, have been top notch. Our arts programs are outstanding because we have a critical mass of students for things like a marching band or high level theatrical production. It is not perfect, but as far as the things you specifically care about, I think your perception of public doesn’t match reality.

Yes! There are lots of great public schools in the area with a vast variety of opportunities, academic and extracurricular, if your child is motivated enough to take advantage. The cost of private in this area is so high, you really have to wonder if the tuition is worth it.

Anything above 30k is not worth it.

If you are poor, save your money for essentials like retirement and college tuition.

If you have the money like we do, we would be willing to pay a lot more for what we are getting out of private school. Worth every penny.

I visited a 60k school today and really couldn’t tell the difference with my public school in terms of facilities and teachers. It’s good that is worth it for you, but not for me.

How unsophisticated of you, if you think families are paying for better looking teachers and landscaping. Public school sounds like a good fit for you anyway.

I mentioned the facilities and the qualification of teachers . If you are sophisticated enough check what is the difference in salary between private and public teachers. Can private schools hire more qualified teachers. Why are the salaries on average lower (considering benefits like a good pension). Also, you don’t know which school I visited so not sure that your post is so sophisticated.

You still don’t get it.

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Anonymous wrote:I do stress about the cost of tuition. However, I sleep better knowing my kids have been in a smaller, nurturing environment, have made great connections with teachers who really care, rarely come across a bad teacher, are exposed only to kids who work hard and are ambitious, have learned to think critically, not just take tests, have gotten tons of writing practice, are regularly exposed to the arts, don’t walk through metal detectors or have safety concerns at school. In pretty much every aspect, I think my kids have had a better experience K-12 than they would have had in public school and that has been one of my top priorities for them.

Just chiming in to say that other than the smaller, nurturing environment, my kids have gotten every single one of these priorities at public. We don’t have metal detectors! The teachers, with the exception of one, have been top notch. Our arts programs are outstanding because we have a critical mass of students for things like a marching band or high level theatrical production. It is not perfect, but as far as the things you specifically care about, I think your perception of public doesn’t match reality.

Yes! There are lots of great public schools in the area with a vast variety of opportunities, academic and extracurricular, if your child is motivated enough to take advantage. The cost of private in this area is so high, you really have to wonder if the tuition is worth it.

Anything above 30k is not worth it.

If you are poor, save your money for essentials like retirement and college tuition.

If you have the money like we do, we would be willing to pay a lot more for what we are getting out of private school. Worth every penny.

I visited a 60k school today and really couldn’t tell the difference with my public school in terms of facilities and teachers. It’s good that is worth it for you, but not for me.

How unsophisticated of you, if you think families are paying for better looking teachers and landscaping. Public school sounds like a good fit for you anyway.

I mentioned the facilities and the qualification of teachers . If you are sophisticated enough check what is the difference in salary between private and public teachers. Can private schools hire more qualified teachers. Why are the salaries on average lower (considering benefits like a good pension). Also, you don’t know which school I visited so not sure that your post is so sophisticated.

You still don’t get it.

I definitely don’t get it, paying $60K for such poor-quality education.

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Anonymous wrote:I do stress about the cost of tuition. However, I sleep better knowing my kids have been in a smaller, nurturing environment, have made great connections with teachers who really care, rarely come across a bad teacher, are exposed only to kids who work hard and are ambitious, have learned to think critically, not just take tests, have gotten tons of writing practice, are regularly exposed to the arts, don’t walk through metal detectors or have safety concerns at school. In pretty much every aspect, I think my kids have had a better experience K-12 than they would have had in public school and that has been one of my top priorities for them.

Just chiming in to say that other than the smaller, nurturing environment, my kids have gotten every single one of these priorities at public. We don’t have metal detectors! The teachers, with the exception of one, have been top notch. Our arts programs are outstanding because we have a critical mass of students for things like a marching band or high level theatrical production. It is not perfect, but as far as the things you specifically care about, I think your perception of public doesn’t match reality.

Yes! There are lots of great public schools in the area with a vast variety of opportunities, academic and extracurricular, if your child is motivated enough to take advantage. The cost of private in this area is so high, you really have to wonder if the tuition is worth it.

Anything above 30k is not worth it.

If you are poor, save your money for essentials like retirement and college tuition.

If you have the money like we do, we would be willing to pay a lot more for what we are getting out of private school. Worth every penny.

I visited a 60k school today and really couldn’t tell the difference with my public school in terms of facilities and teachers. It’s good that is worth it for you, but not for me.

How unsophisticated of you, if you think families are paying for better looking teachers and landscaping. Public school sounds like a good fit for you anyway.

I mentioned the facilities and the qualification of teachers . If you are sophisticated enough check what is the difference in salary between private and public teachers. Can private schools hire more qualified teachers. Why are the salaries on average lower (considering benefits like a good pension). Also, you don’t know which school I visited so not sure that your post is so sophisticated.

You still don’t get it.

I definitely don’t get it, paying $60K for such poor-quality education.

Which private school accepted your kid in the first place? Private is not really an option for you anyway.

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Anonymous wrote:I do stress about the cost of tuition. However, I sleep better knowing my kids have been in a smaller, nurturing environment, have made great connections with teachers who really care, rarely come across a bad teacher, are exposed only to kids who work hard and are ambitious, have learned to think critically, not just take tests, have gotten tons of writing practice, are regularly exposed to the arts, don’t walk through metal detectors or have safety concerns at school. In pretty much every aspect, I think my kids have had a better experience K-12 than they would have had in public school and that has been one of my top priorities for them.

Just chiming in to say that other than the smaller, nurturing environment, my kids have gotten every single one of these priorities at public. We don’t have metal detectors! The teachers, with the exception of one, have been top notch. Our arts programs are outstanding because we have a critical mass of students for things like a marching band or high level theatrical production. It is not perfect, but as far as the things you specifically care about, I think your perception of public doesn’t match reality.

Yes! There are lots of great public schools in the area with a vast variety of opportunities, academic and extracurricular, if your child is motivated enough to take advantage. The cost of private in this area is so high, you really have to wonder if the tuition is worth it.

Anything above 30k is not worth it.

If you are poor, save your money for essentials like retirement and college tuition.

If you have the money like we do, we would be willing to pay a lot more for what we are getting out of private school. Worth every penny.

I visited a 60k school today and really couldn’t tell the difference with my public school in terms of facilities and teachers. It’s good that is worth it for you, but not for me.

How unsophisticated of you, if you think families are paying for better looking teachers and landscaping. Public school sounds like a good fit for you anyway.

I mentioned the facilities and the qualification of teachers . If you are sophisticated enough check what is the difference in salary between private and public teachers. Can private schools hire more qualified teachers. Why are the salaries on average lower (considering benefits like a good pension). Also, you don’t know which school I visited so not sure that your post is so sophisticated.

You still don’t get it.

I definitely don’t get it, paying $60K for such poor-quality education.

Which private school accepted your kid in the first place? Private is not really an option for you anyway.

Judging by your post I can see that you also attended a poor quality private school.

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You two have a lot in common. Bet you’d be BFFs irl.

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Anonymous wrote:I do stress about the cost of tuition. However, I sleep better knowing my kids have been in a smaller, nurturing environment, have made great connections with teachers who really care, rarely come across a bad teacher, are exposed only to kids who work hard and are ambitious, have learned to think critically, not just take tests, have gotten tons of writing practice, are regularly exposed to the arts, don’t walk through metal detectors or have safety concerns at school. In pretty much every aspect, I think my kids have had a better experience K-12 than they would have had in public school and that has been one of my top priorities for them.

Just chiming in to say that other than the smaller, nurturing environment, my kids have gotten every single one of these priorities at public. We don’t have metal detectors! The teachers, with the exception of one, have been top notch. Our arts programs are outstanding because we have a critical mass of students for things like a marching band or high level theatrical production. It is not perfect, but as far as the things you specifically care about, I think your perception of public doesn’t match reality.

Yes! There are lots of great public schools in the area with a vast variety of opportunities, academic and extracurricular, if your child is motivated enough to take advantage. The cost of private in this area is so high, you really have to wonder if the tuition is worth it.

Anything above 30k is not worth it.

If you are poor, save your money for essentials like retirement and college tuition.

If you have the money like we do, we would be willing to pay a lot more for what we are getting out of private school. Worth every penny.

I visited a 60k school today and really couldn’t tell the difference with my public school in terms of facilities and teachers. It’s good that is worth it for you, but not for me.

How unsophisticated of you, if you think families are paying for better looking teachers and landscaping. Public school sounds like a good fit for you anyway.

I mentioned the facilities and the qualification of teachers . If you are sophisticated enough check what is the difference in salary between private and public teachers. Can private schools hire more qualified teachers. Why are the salaries on average lower (considering benefits like a good pension). Also, you don’t know which school I visited so not sure that your post is so sophisticated.

You still don’t get it.

I definitely don’t get it, paying $60K for such poor-quality education.

Which private school accepted your kid in the first place? Private is not really an option for you anyway.

Judging by your post I can see that you also attended a poor quality private school.

Take a step back. You have zero kids in private school. However, you spend your time posting on a private school forum about how your one visit to a private school made you realize the tuition wasn’t worth it. You are speaking to people with decades of experience compared to what is perhaps your two hour visit. This is how you spend your free time.

How do you think this is going for you?

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Anonymous wrote:You two have a lot in common. Bet you’d be BFFs irl.

Another poorly educated poster.

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Anonymous wrote:You two have a lot in common. Bet you’d be BFFs irl.

Another poorly educated poster.

Nope, just observing how alike you two are. Is it fun to have a DCUM twin?

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Anonymous wrote:I’m going to give you the honest answer: we make a lot of money. We don’t have any grandparent help. Our HHI is north of $3M (and even then I contemplate whether the $120k a year is worth it for two elementary age kids) but the tuition money is something we can afford and doesn’t otherwise change our day to day at all.

If I made under $1M there’s just no way I’d do it without significant family help. Even at $1M-$2M it would be a toss up.

This is hilarious. People under $1 million shouldn’t consider full pay for private?

Yes. It’s fiscally reckless to sign up for 13 years of $120k/year for two kids. High school maybe. But starting in K? Absolute insanity for that income bracket.

A family making a $1M a year can easily afford $120k in tuition.

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It doesn’t take 1M HHI to afford $120k private school tuition while preserving college funding. Just takes some smart planning.

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Anonymous wrote:You two have a lot in common. Bet you’d be BFFs irl.

Another poorly educated poster.

Nope, just observing how alike you two are. Is it fun to have a DCUM twin?

It will be more fun when the estranged relative recognizes her family.

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Anonymous wrote:There are very few things I would rather invest in than DCs education. Housing (only 1) and healthcare are the only high priorities. IMO, I would rather pay for a better HS than a better college.

I’m with you on the better HS than college. I’d extend that down to elementary. If you shape the way kids perceive themselves and learning our job is 80% done and it doesn’t matter as much where they go for college.

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College is only one path to making a living. But k-12 is when you learn to socialize and build relationships, hopefully the soft skills that are 1000000x more valuable no matter career choice and the basics and building blocks of how to learn.

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Anonymous wrote:It doesn’t take 1M HHI to afford $120k private school tuition while preserving college funding. Just takes some smart planning.

Or substantial inherited wealth as is common in this area

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Anonymous wrote:I do stress about the cost of tuition. However, I sleep better knowing my kids have been in a smaller, nurturing environment, have made great connections with teachers who really care, rarely come across a bad teacher, are exposed only to kids who work hard and are ambitious, have learned to think critically, not just take tests, have gotten tons of writing practice, are regularly exposed to the arts, don’t walk through metal detectors or have safety concerns at school. In pretty much every aspect, I think my kids have had a better experience K-12 than they would have had in public school and that has been one of my top priorities for them.

Just chiming in to say that other than the smaller, nurturing environment, my kids have gotten every single one of these priorities at public. We don’t have metal detectors! The teachers, with the exception of one, have been top notch. Our arts programs are outstanding because we have a critical mass of students for things like a marching band or high level theatrical production. It is not perfect, but as far as the things you specifically care about, I think your perception of public doesn’t match reality.

Yes! There are lots of great public schools in the area with a vast variety of opportunities, academic and extracurricular, if your child is motivated enough to take advantage. The cost of private in this area is so high, you really have to wonder if the tuition is worth it.

Anything above 30k is not worth it.

If you are poor, save your money for essentials like retirement and college tuition.

If you have the money like we do, we would be willing to pay a lot more for what we are getting out of private school. Worth every penny.

I visited a 60k school today and really couldn’t tell the difference with my public school in terms of facilities and teachers. It’s good that is worth it for you, but not for me.

How unsophisticated of you, if you think families are paying for better looking teachers and landscaping. Public school sounds like a good fit for you anyway.

I mentioned the facilities and the qualification of teachers . If you are sophisticated enough check what is the difference in salary between private and public teachers. Can private schools hire more qualified teachers. Why are the salaries on average lower (considering benefits like a good pension). Also, you don’t know which school I visited so not sure that your post is so sophisticated.

Teacher here and very qualified to comment on this subject.

There are many reasons why a highly qualified and successful teacher chooses to teach in a private school instead of a public school:
1. More autonomy
2. More professional respect
3. Fewer students
4. Smaller grading load
5. More administrative support
6. Great professional development
7. Tuition remission for their own kids
8. Less standardized testing and less teaching to the test
9. More input into school-wide decisions (calendar, policies)

There are many private school teachers who transferred in from public schools, and that number continues to grow.

You trade lower pay for better working conditions.