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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From an educational standpoint:  I could certainly imagine sending my DC to Walls after 8+ years of private.  And you wouldn't be surprised if someone chose TJ or Blair after a PreK-8 private, would you?

From a social standpoint:  Plenty of "wolves" in private schools and I don't see privates as inherently having better environments/influences than publics.  Schools are like ecological systems -- lots of different niches within.  I'd certainly rather have my DC be a nerd in public than a druggie or a mean girl or the poor kid in private -- and for some kids, that could be the trade-off depending on the schools involved.[/quote]

I just wouldn't bothered with the 30K for 9 years of elementary/middle school= 270K if I were just going to do public HS...to me that seems like a huge waste of $ if good public elem/ms were available.[/quote]

Actually, overall I think that there are more impressive public high schools than private high schools in this area.  And in HS being at a larger school can have real advantages (size of cohort, range of course offerings), whereas in elementary school, smaller's generally better.[/quote]

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