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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went to public school all the way through - my parents could've afforded private - and got a great education and 2 Ivy degrees.  In the same boat with my kids, have the money, staying public in NWDC (Hardy feeder through to Wilson). [b] I don't feel like my kids need such a sheltered, country club like environment for school or such as sense of heightened privilege that I feel so many families feel they are either 'buying' or cultivating (or shielding their kids from difference).[/b]  I get that the privates offer smaller class sizes and stunning campuses and resources - but many of the area publics offer really strong academics, resources, extra currics etc etc - and there are a large number of families where they COULD afford privates but don't.  For all the grumbling on DCUM - Deal and Hardy and Wilson are really nice schools, the kids have access to tons of advantages, and do just fine.  [/quote]

This.  I don’t want sheltered kids.  The world will not cater to your needs.  Better to learn now than later on.  [/quote]

Did you go to private school?  Because I did, and I've never had the expectation that the world will cater to my needs.  Quite the contrary - I am constantly surprised at how many people around here (who went to public school) think that.

If you didn't go to private school yourself, or didn't send your kids there for multiple years, your opinion on private school is useless.  Same is mine on public school, which is why I don't give it.  [/quote]

I went to both private and public schools.  Private schools absolutely cater to you.  Why?  Because your parents are paying customers.

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