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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm super bummed when people peel off for privates, when I thought their values aligned more with ours in being part of public school and the wider community. Whether they're super wealthy or not. We could afford private ([b]it would be a stretch, but...[/b]) trying hard to put my money where my mouth is and keep my kids in public - and invest in public.[/quote]

I posted upthread about this being mainly a financial decision. PP is the case study of someone for whom it is actually mainly a financial decision, but they're not comfortable admitting it's the primary factor, and so present reasons that are more palatable to them. Do I want to believe in the community benefit of a public school? Sure, but not to the point of harming my kids' long-term wellbeing. I made educational choices in light of my financial options, and moved to be in a better public school district. The "public community" is wealthy and educated, and not very different from the one we'd get in many privates. My neighborhood is 50/50 public and private school. We can now afford any college for our kids.

So please don't give me that holier-than-thou crap about [u]values not being aligned with yours[/u]. School is going reasonably well for your kids and you'd rather save the money. Don't lie to yourself.

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