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[quote=Anonymous]This is a sincere, not trolling question: why do parents around here spend so much on private schools? I did the rough math in my head and if you have a kid at GDS from K-12 you'll end up spending half a million dollars in tuition - is that correct? I can't believe that people have that much money to spend, particularly when there are really good public schools around. I also think that if these families with all these resources put their time and effort into volunteering with the public schools, ALL kids would be the beneficiaries (and isn't one of GDS's missions social justice?). I know there are families who get financial aid, but aren't most parents shelling out close to $35K per year per child? To the OP, I wonder if you set that money aside for your child wouldn't he be better off in the long run? Again, I'm not a troll, just someone who grew up in a middle-class military family and can't wrap my head around spending that kind of money.[/quote]
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