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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most people in that district that care about education do not send their kids to public school. If you are a multi millionaire and you are too cheap to send your kid to private (or they are too dumb to get in) then do you really think the parents and kids care truly care about their grades. Nope.

It is a crappy school with self esteem issues and tons of peer pressure. No thanks
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That have one of th dumbest posts I have ever seen.  First, plenty of people zoned for Whitman are far from multi-millionaires.  Second, many people who could send their kids to private school, choose to send them to public for a host of reasons that I have nothing to do with not valuing education.

I could afford to send my kids to private without it being a major hardship, although I am no where near wealthy enough that tuition would not be a major expense that would require some sacrifices in other areas.  I believe my kids are getting a good education and I believe in the benefits of going to a neighborhood school.  But as someone who took his own education very seriously (and who has reaped the rewards of doing so) I take my kids education quite seriously as do my neighbors (most with advanced degrees) who send kids to Whitman.[/quote]

DP. I don't get it. It would not be a major hardship to send your kids to private school, and you are "no where wealthy enough that tuition would not be a major expense that would require some sacrifices in other areas." Aren't you contradicting yourself, how can it be no major hardship and a major expense at the same time?[/quote]

There is a difference in my mind between major hardship and significant expense.  Say you make $1M+ a year-tuition is practically an afterthought and really shouldn't impact what else you can do.  Conversely, say you mak $250K.  Tuition, especially for more than one kid, is going to be a major hardship (absent significant aid) that will likely require cutting back on retirement, vacations, mortgage amounts, etc. To make it work, it would have to be your number one priority financially.

But say you make 5-700k.  You could afford to send 2 kids to private school and still save for retirement, vacation, etc.  But, the ~$80k in tuition isn't irrelevant to your overall finances.  It may impact how much you are saving outside of retirement, cut back a bit on vacation or car expenses, etc.  Don't get me wrong, you should still have enough to live a very nice life after tuition payments, which is why I don't think they require a major hardship at that level.  But you aren't wealthy enough that $80k after taxes each year for 12 years won't have an impact on your finances such that you have to think about whether private is worth it, particularly given the excellent public options.[/quote]

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