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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh boy, people do not like talking about this!

Private school is inherently elitist no matter the metric used for selection. We are more comfortable with elitism along economic lines than race. A lot of what you are buying with a private school education is cultural exclusivity and isn't really about academics and that has always been the case, though of course within the private school community, people will also compete for academic superiority (it is not enough for a hierarchy to exist between the wealthy and the poor, there must also be hierarchies among the wealthy, and academics are one though never the most important one).

A private school that was selective based purely on academics, with scholarships for those who could not afford it, is interesting in theory but ignores the fact that being able to choose your kids' peers' parents is one of the things people like most about private.[/quote]

Regis in NYC is real, not a theory. Wouldn’t it be interesting if there was such a school in DC? Let’s talk social justice and Quaker values! An STA where every boy applies for 9th grade and it’s free![/quote]

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