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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Great question OP. As someone who came to the US as an adult, this desire to go out of one's way to surround one's kids with those who are less fortunate is the most puzzling thing about this board.

I want my kids to grow into high functioning empowered adults. The best way to attempt this is to surround them with smart, hardworking kids from well-functioning families and get them used to interacting and competing with them, both in academics and on the sports field. Sure, it will be  important for them to learn that the world is full of all kinds of people, but that they will learn from travel and interacting with friends from different activities and camps. If I can give them successful role models, why should I go out of my way to show them "average."  They can find that anywhere.[/quote]

Upper middle class does not equal hard working. In fact, in many cases it's quite the opposite, especially if we are talking about the offspring of upper middle class parents. Those kids have everything handed to them on a silver platter. Why on earth would they work hard for anything? I am surrounded by countless examples of this every day. I DO want my kids to understand the value of hard work. That is why I am sending them to public schools. I say this as a person not born in this country, and raised in poverty.

Also, those "well-functioning" families that can afford a 30K plus private school tuition can very easily be a family with a high-powered career driven parent (or two) that rarely see their kids in an effort to provide said tuition money. I'm not saying that's not a valid choice, but it definitely depends on your definition of "well-functioning". 
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