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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I really don't think public school parents understand just how much better private is for kids.  It's so much more than college matriculation.  You think the public and private school kids really have the same level of education going into college?  Having a public and private student score the same on the SAT does not mean they had remotely the same educational experience. LOL that OP thinks that.

The resources, the opportunities, the attention to detail, the level of teaching, the other students, the buildings, the land, the field trips, the plays, the public speaking....

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I will add that not all privates are created equal,  however +1000 to all the above. You really can't make a public parent understand the subtle and meaningful differences between learning environments. [/quote]

Okay, I'll bite.  I think you are right, that (at least when we are talking about a good private experience), the smaller classes, and field trips, the flexibility make the educational experience better than the typical public for most kids.  BUT that applies only as long as you limit your inquiry to instruction hours.  Public school is better (again, generally) at teaching kids that they have to get along with all sorts, that the kid wearing the same shorts 4 days in a row because his family doesn't have laundry in their house is just as funny and worthwhile as the kid wearing crew cuts (or whatever) every day.  Some of my best friends are still to this day the friends I made in my private elementary, but one of the most important, and under developed skills I see in the professional world and in life is an ability to talk to and work with people in a different socioeconomic class than you, and how to relate to people who are not uber-privileged.  You learn different things at different schools, and I really don't think you can say one way is better than the other overall--it really depends on your kid and what you need to support.[/quote]

We moved our kid from a public title 1 school to a small k-8 this year. The old school was very diverse, and sure he learned to get along with and work with all types of kids, but over several years, despite trying, we found it difficult to carry any of those interactions outside of school to become deeper friendships.  His school friends' parents were working on the weekends, or didn't speak English, or just were uncomfortable/too busy for playdates.  There were also kids in class with severe behavior problems. I guess you could call that a "learning experience," but we didn't want him picking up those behaviors.  The new school has its issues, too, but they seem to be more of the bratty, entitled type.  So I guess you have to pick your poison.[/quote]

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