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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just don't get why the public school parents come here to bash private schools. I have been on this forum for years and have never even once went into the public school forum. Based on the comments and posts in the private school forum from the public school parents, many of them come across as bitter haters, who are upset they don't have the money to send their kid to private or just want to denigrate others for choosing private. Also, so sick of people posting that only wealthy parents send their kids to private school. We are not wealthy and go without many things in order to afford private. That is also the case for many families at our school. I also know several families at SSAS, Holton Arms, Sidwell, Maret, and Potomac School. None of them are uber wealthy, they clip coupons, drive old cars, live in small homes, and are sending kids to private because that is what works for their kids. They also report to me that there are many others like them at their schools. I also know a family that lives in Fairfax with a 5th grader in public school. The parents cannot afford private and their daughter tells them she hates school and her teachers, but despite that she gets good grades and is overall a good kid. Does she need to go to private in order to be successful in life? No, but her parents would kill to put her in a situation where she was excited about school and enjoyed her teachers. I don't think you can measure success in terms of who ends up at what university, for most who send their kids to private, the goal is to instill a life-long love of learning. At our school we have several teachers that came from public school and all of them took a pay cut, but they all report it was worth it to them because of the job satisfaction they receive from interacting with a more enthusiastic student body, involved parents, and no need to beg for supplies for their classrooms. There are pros and cons of each approach, just like some moms work and some stay at home. There's no right answer, there's only the answer for you.

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What a strange ranty post. I and I suspect most people who comment on it are doing so because it showed up on the recent lists. [/quote]

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