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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our kids go to public school and they are really young now. I have always seen parents whose kids go to private schools passionately talk about private schools and how public schools are bad, but I have never known the exact reasons from them. We can't afford private schools, but I wanted to know what exactly are we missing by not sending kids to private schools. Are the academics different? Are there more extra-curricular activities that public school kids are missing? Does the difference become more evident with middle and high school age?

NOTE: This is not for getting anyone to fight. I just need some genuine facts. Thank you! [/quote]

It's difficult to give a general answer to questions like these.  There are some very excellent public schools, and some rather mediocre private schools.  There are also many of both in the middle.  I do not necessarily think you are missing out by not sending your kids to private school.  We have been sending our child to private school, but it was a close call on whether to do that.  In the end, we chose that route after we got poor lottery numbers and after COVID-19 shutdowns threw a wrench in usual machinery of the school system.  We like our private school.  Our child is happy there.  But, sometimes, I still think about going to public.  That may be a result of the fact that I attended public schools all the way through, and based on that experience, I view them positively.  Also, we know a lot of public school kids in the neighborhood.  We think they are great kids, too.[/quote]

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