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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have done both private and public, they both have pluses and minuses.

The Cons of private schools are as follow:
-Gatekeeping of advance classes and where you apply. 
-Influence some kids that there course work is too rigorous and others that it isn't rigorous enough
-You don't know what the school is teaching or helping students to accomplish vs. the parents tutoring.  Lots of kids tutored in academics and coached in sports
-Attitude that they no what is best, perfect or can do no wrong
-Teachers who are only there so their kid can get free tuition
-Teachers who attended private schools growing up and have zero real experience dealing with diverse cultures
-Paying for textbooks on top of tuition.  Often to find out you don't need it or your teacher gives you a digital copy
-Only one teacher who teaches a class/level so you may not be able to avoid the teacher
-Although they have a lot of APs, there is usually only one or two sessions leading to scheduling conflicts
-Treating your kid like a statistic versus an individual
-Not keeping up with changing times - dual enrollment, online course.  Kids should be able to take almost any class.
-If you aren't a high donor, gifted athlete, or some hook for attending top schools then you are somehow not as important
-Find the best fit school for college but mainly feature and celebrate Ivy League attendees
-How much they have APs but showcase scores / AP scholars, AP scores and 3+ pass rates
-Clique students and parents
-Parents maneuvering  to have their keep become friends with key, well off or influential families
-Parents making 200K, driving high end cards, visiting their parents second home on the beach while getting financial aide from the school.  A lot of financial aid goes to wealth family and doesn't really help with economic or racial equity
-If you are a minority assuming you are from another country or if you are Black or Hispanic that you are on scholarship
-Insensitive faculty and families that aren't inclusive of (insert any group you want here)
-0 diversity of staff but talk a lot about diversity and claim to be diverse
-If you can't attend all of your kids events then you are an unfit parent
-Giving beyond tuition and then extra giving events beyond that
-Course in their books that only happen every other year or not at all
-Long term sub issues, the school may not have other teachers to teach the subject area

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Wow, this is pretty comprehensive. However, I would submit that a lot of this applies to public schools, too. [/quote]

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