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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Connections.  It's a benefit of private high schools, etc.  I think the earlier in life these are made the more helpful they can be (in many cases). [/quote]

This can really backfire. If you are a kid from an unconnected family going to a private school you are most likely going to remain an unconnected schlub.  Your more connected peers will have opportunities and you will look weaker in comparison for college admissions.  You will be the hanger on if you try to hold onto your high school community past then--and by the time your agemates are in a position to do something for you, the connection will be worn out.  Doesn't sound  like a predictable winning strategy to me--and definitely not a reason to drop all that money on private school.[/quote]

Ok, I think this response is uncalled for and not true at all in my kid's experience.  he developed genuine friendships at his private school, was included in countless things by kids and their parents during school and wasn't dropped by anyone upon graduation.  Sure, there are kids who go through and don't forge genuine relationships (perhaps many of the more bookish kids) but my son and many peers did.  He's smart, funny and charismatic.

People can ascend from their birth class--by private school, elite university, marriage, etc.  Not everyone does of course but many can and do.  The US is not a caste system.  [/quote]

I didn't say they can't, just that choosing to go to private schools for connections CAN backfire and isn't a typically predictable route to forming connections and not IMO a good reason to choose private school.  Your kid who is smart, funny and charismatic likely would have many opportunities everywhere without spending 40k+ per year K-12.  US social mobility means you don't have to go to private school to move up.[/quote]

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