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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In life, you can’t solve problems. All you do is trade one set of benefits and problems for another set of benefits and problems.

I was raised public and private and my kids go to private even though we drive past excellent neighborhood public schools to get to our private schools.

I’m not under the illusion that our private schools are perfect or objectively better. Given the circumswtances, I subjectively prefer the benefits and problems that come with private vs the benefits and problems that come with public. Reasonable people could make the opposite choice. [/quote]

I'm in the same boat as you.  But some people seem to need to tear down someone else's choice in order to feel validated about their own (even if it wasn't a choice, i.e. their kids didn't get in or they can't afford private school).

My private school afforded me the opportunity to do things (think amazing week-long class trips) that public school wouldn't have.  I want the same for my kids.  I don't expect their private school to guaranty acceptance to Harvard (nor do I want that for my children unless they want it), and I don't think their school is without issues.  But it gives them the things I had that made me love school, so to me it's worth it.  Just because someone thinks a private school is great and wants to send their kids there doesn't mean they're condemning everyone who sends their kids to public.  Their calculation just ended up different than yours.[/quote]

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