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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One big difference we experienced was behavior. Our children in those years attended both public and private schools on the West and East coasts (not all at the same time, obviously).

Behavior in the private schools was appalling and not dealt with in any kind of effective way. So there was talking back to teachers, bullying, wild boy wrestling, that kind of thing.

In the privates there was almost a fear of intervening in case the rich donor parent was offended. In publics it was a matter of rules and public safety and there was never any hesitation to contact parents immediately when something went wrong.[/quote]

I have also had this experience. Privates are sometimes afraid of disciplining or imposing what VIP children might interpret as "mean" rules like no yelling, running, etc. [/quote]

This shows up on threads when people complain about "mean teachers." Some schools (notably Catholic) don't put up with crap. Others enforce rules, and risk losing families who then decamp to other schools.[/quote]

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