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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We're Holton, no FA, and it's an enormous stretch for us. I budget 5% increases annually. If your goal is for your child to finish with the most money possible or because you think there's a secret advantage to admissions, private education isn't worth it.

We made the decision that education is the single most foundational gift we can give our child. We come from a family of educators and her teachers are exceptional. I see her writing and homework and I know we made the right decision. She excels at school and athletics. She's happy and confident. That doesn't mean perfection, but it does mean it's worth it to us. The check is painful though! We don't go on vacation much. [/quote]

I am glad it works out well for you. We are going to do the same. [b]But it is still depressing to realize one has to pay  $60k for a decent education and learn how to write well in this country. It is a privilege. [/b]

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Yes, it's depressing. We would take our kid out but we're on a 3rd of 3 and this one loves the humanities ---writing, discussion, analysis etc---- and is thriving at a private where they dig deep into the texts and she gets to write long essays and papers. If she was a STEM kid we'd take her out and save the money. We're tired of spending it and while I think STEM is quite good at her school, it's just as good if not better in public. [/quote]

So if she liked STEM, you wouldn’t bother putting her in a school that teaches her to write and analyze.

That’s … a choice.[/quote]

100%.

You know that public school kids learn to write and read too, right?  And they go to the same colleges as the kids do from our school and do just as well---my Ivy kids (fresh and soph) have public school roommate/friends and these kids are doing very well. Plus in the era of AI I don't think anyone is going to be writing much of anything in the future.

The writing instruction they get at a private school is really lovely for a humanities kid.  But it is a frankly a luxury at $60K/year. [/quote]

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