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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If money is not an impediment, you go with the top private school every time.  But whether money is an impediment depends on each family's finances.

I think of it as analogous to picking a car to drive.  My trusty Hyundai can get me to the same places an $80,000 Audi might get me.  The Audi will be more comfortable on my tush, will have more safety features, will have a better sound system for my music, will probably get me where I'm going faster, will make me generally happier.  If I can afford the extra cost, I'll take the Audi every time.  But since I don't have that kind of money lying around, I stick with my Hyundai and stare jealously at Audi drivers.[/quote]
Interesting analogy. I drive a $20k Hyundai and wouldn't be caught dead in an $80,000 car because I would find it a total violation of my values. You could say the same for private school. [/quote]
+1.  Completely agree.[/quote]
That's fine.  If it's against your core values to pay money to improve your child's education, it's certainly your choice not to pay any extra, and it makes this a simple decision for you.  I suppose it also means you would not pay extra for tutoring, for extra language instruction, or (taken to an extreme) maybe even to live in a better school district.  I'd be very curious to hear where the exact contours of your values apply with regard to spending money for things that benefit you.

For those of us who are willing to spend our money to obtain things we value -- the vast majority of people -- this is a more complex analysis.[/quote]
+1
If it was a question of values, it should relay in paying more taxes so everyone could have a better chance, not only those who can afford to live in-boundary of JKLM and who can pay substantial contributions (or free ride those of others) to their PAC to improve the quality of their school.
In general we can try to disguise inequality of opportunities and position ourselves against elitism while we promote it by creating clearly differentiated schools.
We all one the best education possible for our children, and if the point is that we want it for everyone, lets do it right, lets open boundaries, lets think it different. Otherwise, lets not judge our neighbor because his or her child goes to private, maybe he/she its contributing more than you do to a more equal society by not overcrowding public schools and creating opportunities for the more disadvantage in other ways.
That said, I don't see what is the problem with the Audi (FWIW I have a Dodge and my previous one was a Hyundai) but I find it surprising that we judge people by that type of things. The true values rely in many other day to day actions, not in the car you drive or the school your child is attending (well, with maybe some exceptions, as some friends of us with a very high income that want to give their neighborhood elementary school a chance, even if it is a 99% reduce free lunch).[/quote]

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