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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It makes people feel bad that they can’t [b]give their children the best.[/b] That’s why they lash out. 
Whatever. Most kids are fine in public. [/quote]

This is the attitude that is repugnant and may be why you experiencing "lashing out"--the idea that there is a universal "best" in these options.  And this thread is about people who can afford private but don't choose to, so obviously it's not about the case of whether they can give their kids a private school education, but rather whether they think it's the better option.  We came to a view that public is "the best" for us--not on the basis of finances-- but wouldn't impose that view on others.[/quote]

[b]And some people value education above all else. Some think it’s a waste of money. [/b]
Everyone is different.[/quote]

Well, as long as you are not implying that choosing private means you value education above else, whereas someone who chooses public doesn't share that priority.  We choose public and I would say I value education very highly.  I have a PhD so I've clearly invested time, money and effort in my own education. I spend considerable thought and energy on my children's education.  We could easily afford private.  Additionally, I have relatives that would happily and easily fully fund a private education for our kids (and have done so for my siblings' kids who prefer private).  I have decided--with care and deep value for education and ample resources to choose--that public is a better educational environment for my children.  [/quote]

I’m going to take a wild guess - GS10 school full of kids whose parents also can afford private but chose that high school. I would guess if the choice was between an average public school with a 30-40 percent FRL rate and a private school you’d have chosen the latter. What I’m getting at is that the public vs private distinction, at least as discussed in this thread, is meaningless. The “choice” here is between the best public high schools in the area, and privates. It makes wealthy people feel good and normal to say they support public education but really they only a certain kind of public school, the “good enough” kind.[/quote]

(Raises hand) we can afford private. We had two kids graduate from TC Williams, regularly bashed as among the worst high schools within shouting distance of the beltway. Both went to excellent colleges and our neighborhood friends, whose kids were at SSSAS or other similar schools, lamented in retrospect that the public school would have been a better choice if college outcomes were the criterion. There were other reasons for their private choice, but that’s the one that looms very large in the rear view mirror. [/quote]

We used to live in Alexandria and almost sent our kids to SASS until we saw their college admissions on a post card. We eventually moved to McLean and our kids to attend GS10 school with many families who can afford private. [/quote]

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