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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm pretty sick of the middle class
Complaining about their "access to financial aid."  The middle class has access to good public school options because you have enough money to buy into a good public school
District, at The very least, to rent an apartment in a good public school district.  Stop complaining that no one is paying your way into a private school.  Private schools are unnecessary luxury item for the middle class.  Alternatively, if there are scholarships available why not offer them to children who would have no viable opportunities otherwise?  I guess this philosophical difference is what makes me comment on this thread.  The FA dollars that are available are just going to kids who would be fine (maybe not "great" but fine) otherwise.  Meanwhile, there are hundreds of kids
Who would blow your socks off if they were given an opportunity for small class sizes and individualized attention.  I guess the super rich and the striving middle
Class don't want that to happen?  Keep the status quo happy,
Keep the gates closed, keep the criteria for admittance the same as it's always been, keep the board happy. (And the lacrosse team happy) [/quote]

Not my kid, my boy was not fine in a public school up to 5th grade. In an overcrowded school he was overlooked and felt like school was a chore rather than an enjoyable experience. We switched him 2 years ago to a private all boys school and he is a totally different person. I wish I had done this sooner. We told ourselves all the same things that people who could stretch to do private but choose not to given the cost. While on public, the only time my son was happy on the lavish trips we were able to take because schooling was free. Now, no more lavish trips but such a happy content boy that wakes up before anyone, irons his uniform the night before, has numerous friends, chats about so many topics. I asked him what's the biggest difference, he said all teachers not just those that are mine know my name and say hello to me. I honestly teared up, didn't even think that such a small thing could mean so much to a kid. [/quote]

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