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[quote=Anonymous]Unpopular opinion here, probably...but as a former public school teacher - many public schools aren't a good fit for a lot of kids. In many schools, the teachers are overwhelmed by classrooms that are too large, not enough resources, children who need more support than they are getting in the large classroom, behavior challenges, etc.

Many people cannot afford private school and will convince themselves it's the best and the right thing to do. But the reality is that American public schools are failing kids every day.

If you have a great local public and you are cool with things like PTA arguments over whether they should pay to have a nurse full time or  headphones for the drama club (this was an actual thing when my kid went to a highly rated public school), they by all means go there. There are several kids who will happily take your child's spot at the private school.

I don't say this to be a jerk, but really at the end of the day you need to just make the right decision for you and your family. Just because the other wealthy family down the street is sending their kid to the private school doesn't mean you have to as well. It isn't inertia - there is too much involved in applying. It was a conscious choice. [/quote]

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