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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think at 80K a year for a private school, it’s changed what people expect.[/quote]

OP here. I figured this would be the first response. But, for $80k, don’t you want your kid to be more interesting than just technically capable?[/quote]

For $80k a year I want them to be interesting AND technically capable.[/quote]

OP here. Me too, but that wasn't the poster's comment. Everyone wants kids to have technical/career-relevant skills, but kids now seem to pursue them almost exclusively. [/quote]

You remember how the song “Common People” starts? 
“She came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledge 
She studied art at St Martin’s College…”
Did it not occur to your parents have to be loaded for you to be able to study art? Or anything that doesn’t land you a decent paying job? I mean, if you are going to have 40k in loans and your parents are also taking out loans for your college, you need to be able to make enough money to pay off your debt. A lot more kids woukd study philosophy or anthropology if school cost less. But being in debt with no way to pay it back is not what most parents want for their kids. So yes, ROI matters. Unless of course you are the subject in Commin Peopke” who’s “dad is loaded.”[/quote]

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