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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, she can and so can anyone else. You are a client of the school. Not the other way around. We easily switched to another very highly sought after school when we didn't feel the original school (often mentioned on this board as outstanding) was the right fit. The original school did everything to try to keep us - requested meetings, had parent association reach out, etc. -   as it should be.

We are paying full tuition for multiple children and don't feel the need to settle. Private school is a choice and if it doesn't meet our expectations, we have other options. [/quote]

The PP's mindset is the view of many parents -- a new approach to your child's education.  [b]Many parents see themselves as making a "purchase."  They are "buying" something rather than investing in a partnership with the school.  They hire house painters and household help, and they view themselves as hiring teachers too.  They take a purely transactional approach to education.  And if the child is not getting A's or having social or emotional problems (whatever the problem, in fact), they complain to "customer service."  The parents do not see themselves as sharing responsibility for raising a child, but rather farming this off.   This does not end well for the child, who needs parents to partner with the school -- and not to view the teacher as yet another hired hand whom they can order around.[/b]

I put several kids through private schools, and yes, it was expensive.  But I found excellent schools and viewed myself as investing in a long-term partnership.  I saw myself as partnering with teachers -- together we'd work on the tough task of developing my kids' potential.  I saw those teachers as professionals and equals.  Not as hired hands. 
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This is spot on (unfortunately).

-A teacher[/quote]

As a parent who fully appreciates the demanding job teachers have, I am very sorry if this is indeed a prevalent attitude.   Teachers rock!

The OP's entries throughout this thread reflect someone who is immature and narcissistic.

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Talk about knowing the price of everything and the value of nothing. There is a thread of crass, boorish behavior at independent schools that does not align with our family values. I'm guessing half are neauveau riche and for god knows what reason think they're supposed to behave like this? Or they just don't know/haven't been taught better. Thank god there are some decent salt of the earth souls with class, rich poor and middle class, to balance it because the kids will be exposed to what parents demonstrate. [/quote]

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