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[quote=Anonymous]Yes. It matters to me a great deal that our kids are grounded and recognize how completely different this area is from much of the country. I hate the rhetoric of “real America” bc our area is just as real as any other. 
 
That said, the private school bubble is a concentration of wealth that I never encountered growing up. No one I knew had a second home, a yacht, or live in help. I’ve done well enough myself, and my spouse comes from more money than I. But these opportunities aren’t available to everyone, and it’s important that my kids understand that.

We volunteer, and we talk about giving both new and our gently used things to people who could use them. We talk about what it means to be called the best country in the world when there are people living on the street. It’s important to be discussing these things, regardless of being in private school, but especially given the excess, we want to foster awareness of inequality and the immense privilege we have. [/quote]

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