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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We sent three to private for many years. Our youngest started private in PreK. If I had it to do over again I'd probably wait until  middle school to start private. IMO up until grades 5 or 6 there just isn't that much difference between public and private in terms of education. Yes, the smaller classes are a benefit, as are the wider opportunities for art, music, etc. But it isn't enough of a difference to merit the huge cost unless you're so wealthy that you won't really miss the money.

If we had done this we could have saved a huge amount. Instead we stuck it out in private and ran up a lot of debt. We are slowly digging out but I'd do it differently knowing what I know now.[/quote]

Yeah, I would do it if it means living lean, but not if it means going into debt.

Are public schools are horrible, though, so the calculus is different. If private school meant going into debt, we'd look harder at moving to someplace with better public schools. [/quote]

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