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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Curious about this. I hear people denigrating private all the time on this forum and saying it’s not worth the tuition. Wondering if there’s any difference between that $10-20k range vs. $40k+. Are they all equally a waste of money?[/quote]

Having worked both, smaller class sizes and less time testing are the only discernible advantages private has. In some cases those are HUGE advantages for your child, in some it’s negligible.

Any blanket statements that private &gt; public though are not correct. [/quote]

I think this is a solid answer and true for my two who we moved to private school. As a parent, I'm now treated like a customer in some ways - which can have its pros and cons.  I think the poster who talked about misbehaving students is off base.  If the're applying in with behavior issues from their previous school that's one thing, but [b]for the kids who have come up through the school and start to develop behavior issues in the older grades - it appears those kids are given a lot of runway.  [/b]

I'd move them back to public and easily give up the parental hand-holding and facilities, but the smaller class sizes have been so beneficial for both my kids. [/quote]

Yes they are. Rarely, if ever, does a teacher or school kick off the conversation that a lifer could have a better education and fit elsewhere. Even if it’s very true. [/quote]

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