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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Interestingly enough I was just having this convo with my friend. She lives in a good school district where everyone sends public, I’m in a circle sending to private. Her kids and circle are incredibly over scheduled - like a million sports and extracurriculars outside of school in prek, and in my circle, kids do things outside of school, but a lot of activities are offered onsite after school (for a fee) which is better for working parents. We grew up going to private school and we did activities outside of school, but maybe 1-2 dance classes per week type thing and then a sport through school. I think private schools offer more on site, and additionally, perhaps people paying for private school aren’t also paying 20k a year for a million enrichment activities in elementary school.[/quote]

Public school, Christian and Catholic school parents go OTT because they feel guilty about not being able to afford a good private (independent) and want to compensate either directly or indirectly for the deficiencies either directly through academic tutoring or indirectly through other activities.[/quote]

You’re joking right? I went to private my whole life and my kids started off at a “good private.” I was shocked by how much conditions had changed for the worse. My private taught me how to speak fluent French. Meanwhile, my children could barely say their names in Spanish after YEARS of instruction. My private taught Shakespeare in 3rd grade. My kids’ private had Lucy Calkins. But the sh-t really hit the fan when I started having to supplement math enrichment with Beast Academy.

If I could send my kids to my private the way it was 30 years ago, I would, but I can’t. That same school is now obsessed with equity and DEI instead of educating. It’s got nothing to do with money or affordability, the good public in my area has a better academic program. We made the switch, we supplement, but we had to do that while at the private, too.

I’m not some ostrich sticking my head in the sand while confusing unbridled elitism with academics. [/quote]

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