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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At what age did you learn to read? Were your parents UMC?[/quote]

(Op here): I was "gifted" for the poor rural area I came from, and was the first in my family to go to college (let alone onto grad school). I did not have academic inclinations or mentors until I went to college. That experience opened my eyes and set me on a different path. I'm deeply sympathetic to the admissions process creating a diverse class--kids of all backgrounds, including socio-economic. It truly makes the classroom far more interesting and educational for everyone. [/quote]

Yet, you come on a forum and expound upon how much better prepared private school students are.  I would agree on some level, they are more prepared to bull sh!t professors and have been well versed in how to charm authority.  They are well aware of their privilege and how to use it.  [/quote]

DP. I was a public a school kid at a university with lots of private school students. I was a NMSF, had top grades from a good public HS and was a voracious reader.  The private school kids were absolutely better prepared. They weren’t smarter, but they had better educational background. Not sure why you’re so defensive about this. [/quote]

Agree.

The vocabulary, work ethic, and approach to problems of private school graduates is impressive. Also, students from private schools come from families who place a high value on education and are willing to sacrifice to ensure that family members are well educated.

I have a lot of nieces and nephews. Many have earned very high standardized test scores and the honors that typically accompany such test scores. The family members who have attended private high schools & private colleges are distinguishable in a positive fashion even though standardized test scores may not be as high.[/quote]
I value education but I can’t afford private school for my kids even though I attended private schools.  Private school apparently didn’t teach you to look at thing from different perspectives and that the world is not so black/white. [/quote]

Sorry, but your statement is incorrect and unfounded.[/quote]
[b]Which part? In what way?[/quote][/b]

DP, but when you said "private school apparently didn't teach you to look at thing(sic) from different perspectives".  Privates are especially good at that.  publics don't have the time[/quote]
I went to private school. I got a good education.  But the private school environment can be a bubble. One can argue privates are better but to assume that parents who have kids in public schools don’t value education is a bit close minded.  Or incorrect and unfounded as PP said. 
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