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[quote=Anonymous][quote]DS is at a private. When people ask why, they think they already know, but I think they are unprepared for one of the most basic reasons. He's very average. He isn't a star in anything. That's fine with us, but he wouldn't have as many opportunities in public. What I mean is, he not great at sports, so in public he would never make a team. At his private everyone makes the team. It means he can play. He isn't the best in math, so he wouldn't be in the best math class in public. In private the class is small so his teacher sees when he is struggling and works with him until he understands, so he doesn't get away with hiding in the back row and pretending to understand. Same with English. He is forced to pay attention so he has to work harder and he does better. It is better for a kid like him.[/quote]

This is the best reason and best value:cost ratio for private school. Public schools do want high test scores but at the end of the day they don't have the resources or incentives to provide extra help to kids in the middle so that they can achieve their best potential. Public schools are about achieving the schools' overall best potential which means focusing on kids on the lower end of the range to get the scores up. Private schools that only admit the smartest and most independently motivated kids really are selling snake oil when they clam credit for the high SAT scores, and college admits etc. Those kids would do just as well in public school and still succeed at the same, and interesting enough often higher levels.

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