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So would it also be your view that there are few meaningful differences between different public schools for most kids, because the primary determinants of their success will be parents' SES and educational levels?[/quote]

NP here. ^ The answer is yes.[/quote]

NP here. If you're choosing a school based on what it can do for your child's future, then the answer to your question is yes. If your choosing a school based on the experiences it can give your child now, then there are differences among schools, although whether public or private is better depends on the particular kid, the particular school, and your family's values. [/quote]

Can you please elaborate? When you say "what it can do for your child's future" it sounds a bit ominous and final.  It's like you are saying, no matter what makes your kid flourish now, it's just an immediate success, but the long term success is determined whether you kid goes to the "right place" in the end.  Well, doesn't this go without saying that we all care about our kids long term future just as much as the immediate experiences?  Just the way you say it it sound like no matter the choice, what matters at the end is your kid's experience of rubbing shoulders with the wealthier more powerful demographics, e.g. the upper classes who can effortlessly afford the most expensive private schools and who tend to be overrepresented in such institutions. [/quote]

No, no, I'm saying the opposite. Your education and your SEC are the biggestvdeterminants to your child's long term future. Since that's already more or less set and independent of what school your child goes to, it really doesnt matter -- in the long term -- whether you go public or private. But depending on the characteristcs of the individual school, what schoolmyou choose could have a difference on the child's current, day to day life. [/quote]

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