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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a product of a top dc private school, I couldn’t imagine sending my child anywhere else.  I know many now-adults from most of the area public and private schools and there’s a stark difference that has consistently existed since school and is still evident.  There’s a reason parents find value in the large expense and it’s not because they’re foolish or elitist.  [/quote]

OK I'll bite. What's this "stark difference"?[/quote]

In my experience (as someone who grew up around wealthy people), there are two types of people in the world.

The majority of non-wealthy people and the majority of smart people who have had money for a while see money as a tool that can make life easier.  And they know that every group has its social norms, and they are generally pretty easy to learn.  They all know that there’s no real difference between social classes beyond their access to the tool that money represents, plus some social norms.

The other group is made of of people who seek validation from their money, the schools they attended, their stuff, or the organizations they pay to belong to.  They are generally insecure and don’t have accomplishments in their life that they can rely on for validation of their own worth.

If you are rich, why not send your kids to private school?  You can't take it with you.  Why not invest in your kids and gave them every advantage possible and the most enjoyable childhood years?

That’s the “stark difference.” [/quote][/quote]

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