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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It makes people feel bad that they can’t [b]give their children the best.[/b] That’s why they lash out. 
Whatever. Most kids are fine in public. [/quote]

This is the attitude that is repugnant and may be why you experiencing "lashing out"--the idea that there is a universal "best" in these options.  And this thread is about people who can afford private but don't choose to, so obviously it's not about the case of whether they can give their kids a private school education, but rather whether they think it's the better option.  We came to a view that public is "the best" for us--not on the basis of finances-- but wouldn't impose that view on others.[/quote]

And some people value education above all else. Some think it’s a waste of money. 
Everyone is different.[/quote]

And some don’t agree that valuing education = private school. Including many of us who went to them.[/quote]

So don’t send your kid to your old school.  I suppose you don’t paint everything with the same brush?
Look, I think public school can be great, but let’s not pretend this isn’t about a tit for tat amongst the 1%.
It’s more than a little rich to read posts smugly mentioning their  GS10 school zone, and all the travel and enrichment they can provide. Nothing irks those posters more than the neighbors that also bought in the same (or nicer) neighborhood, do all of the travel and enrichment, AND easily throw down another 40k for private school. 
Ya gotta spend your money on something. Some people can just spend on everything. [/quote]

DP. This thread is about the people who CAN afford to send them wherever they want, and still choose public. Money is not a variable in this discussion.[/quote]

Except it is. Upthread a poster is talking about choosing between travel and private. It just seems to never really boil down to being able to easily do it and choosing not. 
Those that truly don’t have to make any sort of sacrifice, don’t seem to choose public. [/quote]

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