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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, [b]we can probably afford private[/b], but I really do feel that I can do more for my community by sending my kid to a public school. My kid will get a good education no matter where he goes - we can supplement at home and with other classes, etc. But someone else's kid might not have that going for them, and by my trying to make the public school increase standards, it will do a lot more for our neighborhood and for our community as a whole. [/quote]

If you can "probably" afford private, you can't comfortably afford it.  Public school may have certain advantages, but no matter how much you supplement, it's not the same experience.  I also think it's very naive to think that you can make the public school increase standards.  Parents have much less power to influence the school systems than they like to think.  
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What is it you think a child will get at private that they can't get at a good public?

I disagree with your assessment about parental influence in schools. Parents of high SES backgrounds typically have a significant influence on schools.[/quote]

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