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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You seem to be assuming that, if money were no object, everyone would choose private. But that’s not true. My family—which like yours could have afforded private with a little pain—never considered it. We believe in public schools and wanted that experience for our kids. Our kids go to JR with plenty of kids wealthier than we are, so clearly we aren’t alone in not valuing private school or seeing it as inherently better.[/quote]

Same situation as the posted above (although our kids aren't at high school yet, but we plan to send them to JR or - if they prefer and get in - Banneker/Walls). There are tons of reasons we didn't do private - we didn't want our kid to be surrounded by only wealthy kids, we hate the pressure cooker environment, and I morally object to the idea of interviewing 4 year olds (for what qualities, I have no idea) for places at these "top privates." No guarantee that they'd get in, anyway - we're wealthy but not the kind of $$$ that guarantees admission.

That said, OP, my values might be different than yours - I do not care if my child attends an ivy league school, nor do I care about sending them to a prestigious high school. If those are your values but you're too cheap to invest in those values - that's on you.[/quote]

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