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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a public school graduate myself. I think you can get a good education anywhere, but not every school is right for every kid. It was a leap of faith when I sent my first child to private because I was unhappy with the experience they were getting in public (that was particular to their needs, not to the overall experience, which worked fine for another of my kids). I also couldn't afford it until that point. But I am the same parent I would have been had they gone to public - I'm involved and care about education. I didn't suddenly morph into some weird caricature of Bunny at the country club. People like that STILL wouldn't want to hang out with me, I'm sure, whether I'm the parent of their classmate or not. I haven't met many people like that along the way, anyway. My kids are good people because we teach them values, and encourage them to be good friends and humans, which I would do regardless of the school setting. And a.) they would have been drawn to a similarly academically inclined peer group in either setting, because that's who they feel comfortable with and b.) it won't influence their college outcome either way. I chose this route because it seemed right for my kid, at the time, with the information I had on hand. I don't judge parents either way. As for college admissions among our neighbors and friends, seems to me that even this year, which has been pretty brutal and full of disappointments for many, they're all, both public and private school graduates, going to excellent schools in the end. Waitlists haven't budged much yet, but I think they will, and someone someday is going to write a dissertation on applying to college this particular year. In the meantime, they all seem to be doing just fine...[/quote]

Really thoughtful post. Thank you.

-Public school parent[/quote]

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