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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think some of the pushback is from the sense that the way OP frames it is a bit like "the social betters should sacrifice by sending their kids to these schools, because they are a gift to these schools."  It smacks a bit of a savior complex.

The best good works aren't doing things "for" people, but doing things "with" people.  I am religious, and I do think that many people do have the attitude that they should do what's "best" for their children and screw everyone else.  (Often with a pretty narrow view of what's "best.")  What's best for my kid is to go to a school where she's safe and can learn, but also where she can learn with and be friends with kids outside her little slice of the world, and learn how to get long with people who aren't from the same race or class or country as she is.  That's valuable for her as a person, and as a citizen, and in her future work.

And my religious beliefs also teach me not to make decisions out of fear, but out of love and in trust.  I'm not supposed to hoard the good things in life, but be willing to share them and recognize that the more we share, the more there is to share.  The loaves and the fishes multiply, and there is enough to feed everyone.  [/quote]

I'm one of the first PPs and I agree with this. All of us, religious or not, should strive to be positive contributors to our communities. That requires participation, engagement (two different things), listening, and respecting other's views, and thinking not only of our own needs and priorities all the time. OP came off like Leona Helmsley - as if her deigning to just participate is transformative and worthy of praise.[/quote]

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