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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m one of the PP’s talking about schools.  I have attended public and private schools and have taught and volunteered in both. I value public schools and will likely send my kids to them, but if I can afford private I would do it in a heartbeat They provide a lot that public schools cannot, and I say that as a huge supporter of public schools with 5 educators in my immediate and extended family. No public school can provide the high level of individualized instruction and small class size that a good private school can. They just can’t. And yes, having access to their college counselors and graduating from a private school can help your kids into a better college.

So as someone who prioritizes education and also the environment and judicious use of resources, I would not have anything in common with the OP, who prioritizes a gaudy McMansion over her children’s educations and doesn’t even see or acknowledge the good fortune of her life or seem to own her choices. I don’t understand the disconnect from her—she justifies her house size like it’s totally normal for a 5 member family to live in that size of a house and is acting surprised that it’s off putting. OP seems out of touch with reality so it’s no wonder most average moms aren’t connecting with you and your lavish, privileged lifestyle. [/quote]

DH and I are both Ivy League educated. The reason we want our kids to attend public is so they can be friends with normal kids. We want them to be friends with kids like us when we were younger.

I am not trying to make this a public or private school debate.[/quote]

PP here.  This is the people I am referring to.  We have some friends who are Ivy League educated.  Some of those live in small houses, some in large houses. It never occurred to DH or I to ask where they went to school.  [b]We do shy away from people who went to private school, or who send their kids to private school, because we know too much about private school life[/b].   [/quote]

PP, do you consider yourself to be open-minded?  Welcoming of different points of view?[/quote]

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