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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you think an unhooked smart kid is better off in public?

We know a family who sends their kid to St Albans and it seems like the mom has been rejected socially. It seems like a lot of trouble and money to attend an elite school to not be included. Parents are wealthy enough to full pay but not rich. Parents attended good schools but not ivy. I know they want their kids to go to an ivy or equivalent. [/quote]

Many families that prioritize academics left public schools. So it is much easier for a smart academically minded kid to find their peeps in private.  That’s part of why we go, even though financially it is very hard.

Parental inclusion? How old is DD, because after 4th it’s all drop off events and I’m not looking to make parent friends. Sure I’ll be friendly and chat when we encounter each other, but how often would that even happen [/quote]

Are you saying parents don’t prioritize education if they send their kids to public?[/quote]

I’m not OP, but I’ll be honest since it’s anonymous: if you can afford an excellent private school and choose to send your kids to a public school, despite knowing it has problems (and that’s not all public schools, so that’s an important caveat), then yes — I think that shows you don’t prioritize education. Prioritizing education means sending your kids to the absolute best place you can, whether that’s public or private. [/quote]

Yes "I know they want their kids to go to an ivy or equivalent."

This fool still thinks private education gives any advantage over public education.  Taking out St. Albans and Sidwell, the college admissions are practically identical for public and private in the DMV.  [/quote]

And you're the "fool" who completely missed the boat that education is MORE than college admissions for these families.[/quote]

Yep. There’s something sad about the knee-jerk reduction of secondary education to  “college admissions”. Elementary and secondary school are 13 years of a child’s life. College is 4.  [/quote]

Yeah, it says a lot about their view of education that they think private schools could only possibly be worth it if they give a kid a leg up on college admissions. [/quote]

Didn’t OP say they know the parents want their kids to go to an ivy or equivalent?
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