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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wish I had the money to send my kids to private school. I am most definitely jealous of parents who can afford to do it. Maybe don’t talk about it. That’s your solution.[/quote]

We send 1 kid to private and sacrifice a lot to do so. We spend about a quarter of our salary on this. Though we avoid mentioning this to people, I really find OP's attitude strange. You really should not feel bad or less than. Everyone chooses this for their own reasons. Sometimes it is the program or the child's strengths. Public excels at Stem and math. Many are great with this and want a career in these fields. Our kid wants to expand in a few additional areas which were harder to find at the age we began private. Ultimately it is absolutely about the student and not the school. If your child find ways to stand out, there is nothing he/she cannot achieve without the benefit of private. What's more, applicants to college from private are assessed against other private students, with all the benefits that entails. In the public larger pool, it can be easier to stand out- statistically at least. So before you feel too bad, consider that there are sometimes downsides to private as well, and with your encouragement, your child can and will succeed.[/quote]

The reason I am jealous is that my kids would have benefited from smaller class sizes and more attention from their teachers. It didn’t occur to me to feel badly in terms of getting into colleges. I most definitely don’t feel less than. I do feel badly for my children though. Maybe their high school experiences would have been more positive and encouraging. The public schools where I live are pressure cookers, and the kids can be elitist and insensitive.[/quote]

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