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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Any elegant comeback ideas for when a parent highlights their public school child got into the same college(s) as our private school daughter? The passive-aggressive point they are trying to make is that we wasted our money on private school tuition and we should have just stayed in the public system and would have ended up at the same place. :roll: So far, I've been using variations of "Good for you/them!"[/quote]

The fact that you are looking for a comeback to this (and you are projecting something the other person didn’t say) means you are actually a wee bit insecure about this and the inference hit a nerve. It’s super weird when [b]private school parents pretend they don’t hope their investment in tuition produces success and good college admission outcomes[/b]. [/quote]

The weird thing is how public school parents don't understand that "better college placement" is not the motivation of every parent who chooses private over public. We have two children that attended (different) Big 3 and live in a very strong public district.  One kid is the type to be in all the hardest classes and applying to T20 schools - the other was the type that is very smart but has some executive functioning challenges and took some highest level classes but not across the board.  Both had the option to go to public HS and considered it. Both chose to go to their respective Big 3s based on other factors. As parents college placement had zero weight on this choice and it also did not factor in for the the kids. And we have never stated once to anyone that we think our private schools are better than the public option - they are just different paths - we are lucky enough to have the resources to pay private (and for private colleges too).[/quote]

The weird thing is that if the above was the major reason for private OP would not be here sourcing “ an elegant comeback.”  People who are secure in themselves and decisions a) don’t need them or b) when the rare occasion arises that they do, are readily able to respond.[/quote]

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