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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]While I don't quibble with those who choose private schools and are able to pay the tuition (I don't get choosing private when you can't afford it), I find the "logic" that "$30,000 isn't really $30,000 because it's only twice the public school  . . . " silly.  I get that some people feel the need to rationalize their choices, and that's too bad, but no need to call the $30,000 anything other than what it is -- $30,000.  [/quote]

You might be missing my point.  I was responding to this rhetorical question from some PP: "[i]Why does a real education cost $30,000/year in your world?   Does one have to spend $30,000/year at your child's school to get a "real" education?[/i]".  I took her implication to be something along the lines of "[i]A real education shouldn't cost $30k, so private schools are a waste of money![/i]"  And my response is that even in underfunded public schools, education costs $15k+.  So if you're trying to think about how much a "real education" should cost, the baseline is $15k -- and each family needs to decide for itself whether spending an extra $15k on top of that is worth is for private schools.

While I appreciate your concern, I'm not trying to rationalize any choice of mine.  I'm just trying to clarify the terms of the comparison.  [/quote]

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