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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are you on track to fully pay for undergrad even if your kid goes to private ES? If so, then stay private.

This is our priority list:

1. Fully paid undergraduate
2. Private High School
3. 50% contribution towards graduate school 
4. Private middle
5. Private ES

We think our kids are going to be more thankful about getting a big contribution to graduate school than being glad they went to a private ES. But that’s our belief, not everyone. Private ES when you have a good public is for the benefit of the parents not the kids. Maybe you could justify it if you wanted to attend the high school. But that doesn’t seem to be the case here. [/quote]

I'm thinking through all of this now with a 2 and 4 year old. The above points reflect a 2010 world where the assumption is that the pipeline leads to degrees. In a world that's rapidly shifting, should we treat K-12 like college? [/quote]

As a mother of a 3 year old who is sending her child to a PK3-12 program in DC in the fall, I think you need to take a look at birthrates in the US in your primary motivation for private school is to get a college degree.  Looking at birthrates, our kids will actually have a much easier time getting into college than we did in general.  Now if you are looking specifically at Ivy League only, of course it is still going to be insane, BUT if you just want your kids to go to a solid college, as long as you nurture their love of learning, they will get into a college.

That being said, I think there are other positive aspects to private school and it can open other doors in other ways (an no I don't mean by "hob knobing with the elite" like some people like to see it as).  For instance people regularly choose a religious school in order to instill the values of those religion into their kids.  Each private school caters to a particular learning style and many specialize in different things.  In that way, you can select a school that will develop your child in a way that works better for them.

So take a look at the private schools available to you, but don't feel scared into thinking it is the only way your child will be successful.  It is just one of many ways to open the door of opportunity to your child.[/quote]

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