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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]i am actually the PP.. not a troll. I applied to my child to a few private schools this year and found myself caught up in the stress. It made me crazy.. and so now that I've come up for air, I am assessing what I was/am stressed about.
I think you can find a love for learning at public school. I went to public school and didnt. my sister went to public school and did.
It depends on the kid and frankly how well the kid does. Maybe it comes down to self esteem.
In any event: I applied for my child so that my child could be a small class environment.. so my child could do well. be happy. feel good. and be successful. so the question i was asking was, how can we define success? is getting into a great college the ultimate success? and so on.. didnt mean to make people angry.. 
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I think we can all agree that good experiences can be had at public or private. A lot depends on your child, what you are looking for in terms of experience, what you can afford, where you live and many other variables. There are many success stories from private schools and public schools. I went to public school because I grew up in an area where private schools didn't exist. My dad was (actually still is) a public school teacher in my hometown. The nearest private school is still 65 miles away in the neighboring state. I live in MoCo and we are blessed with many options. I chose private school for reasons that matter to no one but myself. It works for us but that doesn't mean it works for everyone or that I consider going to public school to be the end of the world. Your child's intrinsic motivation, resiliance and work ethic will determine their outcome far more thean them sitting within the confines of a particular building on a particular campus ever will (IMHO). I would not necessarily define success as the great college but I would define success as my child being a just, ethical, pleasant and thoughtful person that has the capacity to support themselves, maintains a good attitude and is a good citizen of the community. If your child cheated but got into Harvard - is that ultimate success? If your child graduated from MIT but they were a rude, arrogant and unplesant individual - is that ultimate success? Again, IMHO, as I'm sure someone will find something wrong ...[/quote]

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