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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We started our kids in MCPS with every intention of going all the way through in public.  We switched to private for middle and high school, and it was worth the money.  Not because of connections (if you attend public school in an affluent area, you'll have plenty of connections) and not because of any edge in college admissions (way overblown), but because all 3 kids benefited enormously as students.  They learned to write well, think deeply and creatively, and ask incisive questions.  The older two kids were well-prepared for challenging majors at highly selective colleges, and we have every reason to expect that the same will be true of our youngest who just graduated from high school.     [/quote]

Those are wonderful things to have learned. But whether it is "worth it" is always a financial question, not a philosophical one. It would not have been "worth it" to become a good writer and incisive question asker if it completely bankrupted your family. You were able to pay this cost, and it was worth it to you. If you are not able to pay it, it is by definition not worth it.[/quote]

If you are not able to pay it, there is always financial aid.  So, in that case, it would be worth it.[/quote]

It is inaccurate to say that a private school education is within everyone's reach if they just get financial aid. There is a massive swath of the middle and even upper middle class that cannot get enough aid to pay these tuitions without totally sacrificing retirement and college. Plus, many schools will not give more than 50 or 60%, shutting out lower classes completely. Private school is not just a choice everyone is free to make. (I am talking about the $30 and $40k schools, not $8k parish schools).[/quote]

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