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[quote=Anonymous]I am one of the people who could afford private (albeit with some sacrifices) but will send my kid to public K come this fall - not even a great public K, just a "mediocre" one. I am truly worried about the focus on the materialistic aspects of life I have noticed in this area. In the name of full disclosure, I am was not born in the US and grew up in two very distinct and different societies, but always within very modest means. My husband is from the US but also had a very modest upbringing. We are successful but are living well within our means and by DC standars very modestly. We are also extremely grateful for what we have and find the focus on cars, electronics, luxury vacations, lavish birthday parties, brand-name anything overwhelming and unnecessary. We feel that our kids have a much better chance of living a life that is congruent with our values in a public school setting. Of course, if the school we chose proved to be a poor fit for our children we would reconsider, but for the time being we are more than willing to give our local public elementary a fair shot and see what happens. I think limiting kids' exposure to any one social group also limits their worldview, and that is something I would like to avoid, if possible. [/quote]

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