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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In some areas, people put their kids in private because they know they aren’t up to compete in the local publics. This is especially true if the local publics are majority Asian.[/quote]

Yep. I’ve found this to be absolutely true![/quote]

I find this odd.  We are in private school and most of are friends are as well and we are mostly zoned for the 'W' schools.  Not being around Asians has never been discussed as one of the reasons for being in private - it's just a way of life.  There's a private school world that you don't understand until you have been a part of it.  [b]There is an elitism that you will never really understand that includes belonging to the same country clubs, vacationing together, attending the same churches (if you are say, Catholic).[/b]  And importantly, most of these kids will have jobs no matter how well or how poorly they do in high school and thereafter college because of their family and friend connections. Asian student performance therefore, plays no part in the motivation to go private.  It would be odd to pay $30-50,000 to avoid Asian students. This is a stupid theory. [/quote]

You are truly nauseating!  Signed, your neighbor[/quote]

I appreciate the honesty. I mean, the logic is BS but I appreciate that the poster is owning the elitist attitude.

My kid is in public school. He is a member of the same community pool as his friends, we go on vacations with families from school, we are in the same Scout Troop and rec sport teams as his friends. More likely then not he will end up with a good job because he is attending good schools and will go to college. [b]Not all that different except that we are saving $20,000-$50,000 a year by sending him to a strong public school.[/b] [/quote]

It actually IS different but that's okay.  Your experience in what you consider a "good" public school is far different than private school but you don't know that because your kid has never been to private school.  If you want to know the difference, visit the private school forum and ask parents if a "good" public school is just like a private school.  Having done that, I can tell you it's not and others will confirm this. And we may all end up shoulder to shoulder in the same college/university - but remember the private school kids are extremely well connected and will always fall back into/revert back to their elite social circle.  Going to the same institution of higher education doesn't thereby make your kid "on par" with a private high school graduate.  I think it's comforting for public school parents to tell themselves this but really think about how this plays out during and after college - their connections versus your own; their ability to own home right off the bat because of wealth vs. your own kids; their ability to secure better internships with possibly less impressive college credentials because of who they know vs. your own kids; who they are able to socialize with vs. who your kids are able to socialize with.  I'm not trying to be a snob but it's a whole world that you don't know about.  It's best not to pretend you understand it.[/quote]

Time will tell where your kids land as young adults.  Hopefully, they don’t emulate the condescending attitude of their parent as they will not get far.[/quote]

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