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[quote=Anonymous]I taught in private but my kids go to public.

The difference is not necessarily the education--though private schools have muuuuuch more autonomy in how they structure curriculum and how many standardized tests they must administer.

When going private, you are paying for a service, and the teachers/admins focus is more consumer-based than in public. They want their consumers (parents/kids) to be happy with the product and they work hard to make sure you are happy--out of necessity. It works both ways though. When you send your kid to private, you are paying for a service, so you tend to be more invested in it, as are all the other families who are attending with your child. So just by virtue of the investment, you are surrounding your kid with other kids whose families are saying "this is important enough for me to spend my money on" and they are saying they value their educational experience/environment with their checkbooks. You'll likely have fewer behavior issues (b/c they will not be "invited" to return if they are a continual problem) and the other kids will do their homework (parents insist on it).

Not that you can't get these things (good behavior and kids doing homework) in public school when the area is a good one...but it is not a given as it is in most private settings. We send our kids to public because I can't (won't?) justify paying the high tuition, but we are so far happy with our public school. It's a tradeoff though.

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