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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here is my theory on the situation (well, my situation).

I live in a pretty affluent community in Montgomery County.  Schools here are considered excellent.  All my friends send their kids there.  I truly believe the negative reaction from people is mostly their own regret or confusion about whether they are doing the right thing sending their kids to public, when they can EASILY afford to send their kids to a private school.  It is a harder pill to swallow when you know very well you have the means to give your child the very best in education, but choose, instead to have nicer cars, vacations, diamond rings.  Consequently, they lash out in anger or whatever emotional reaction you might observe.[/quote]

Or maybe they don't think that "the very best in education" is necessarily a private school, and are reacting to your attitude that public school is inferior.[/quote]

I know that most of my friends only wish they could make the sacrifices we are making...they just don't want to or have the guts to.  It's ok.  [b]Their kids will be OK.  But not as OK as mine.[/b][/quote]

:roll: This is the kind of statement that understandably leads some public school parents to become defensive about their own choices. There are many, many factors -- some of which parents have varying degrees of control over; some of which we don't --that determine whether or not a particular child will be "okay" ( &, as a PP pointed out, your definition of "okay" may be very different  from somebody else's). Schools are just one piece of the puzzle & there is no school --public or private --  which is the best fit for every kid.

FWIW, I currently have a kid in public high school & one in private middle school. We made the choice that we felt was best for each individual kid --re-evaluating along the way & allowing them greater amounts of input as they got older --& will do the same for our preschooler & toddler when the time comes. I understand that financial resources, parents' opinions about education &, most importantly, children's needs vary greatly from family to family.As a result, many of our friends have made very different choices than we have when it comes to choosing their own kids' schools.This doesn't mean their choices are any better or worse than our own. [/quote]

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