I went to both private and public schools. I do think private schools kids have more confidence but think most of them would have the same level of confidence regardless. I think they were raised to be confident.

I noticed at public school no one really cares about you. Whereas at private school your parents are paying oodles of money and it is kind of like a club. The school wants you to be happy and will cater more to your child.

My public school was excellent and my classmates attended very prestigious schools. I feel like my public high school, which was on par with a magnet school, was a better choice for me and better preparation for the real world. I was a sensitive child and a little shy. My public school was more like the real world - a large school where people don't necessarily care about you or go out of their way to make sure you succeed. I was also around Asians, Jews and students from other backgrounds I wouldn't have been exposed to had I stayed in private. I also would have had a harder time adjusting to the real world. Let's face it - the real world, even at a prestigious firm, forces you to work with people from all sorts of socioeconomic backgrounds. You can only shelter yourself from this for so long.

That being said, I would absolutely send my children to private if we didn't have access to great public schools.

As someone who went from public to private back to public: yes they are more confident. Private schools are smaller and more intense. Teachers are not spending time trying to lesson plan around kids with behavioral problems or who should be 2 grades back. If you can afford it, go private all the way. Particularly middle school and up.

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Yes. Really. What do you find so competitive about private schools, especially if you are a wealthy family able to afford any college in the US or abroad? Private Schools tout the ability to help your child achieve to their greatest potential, not to sink or swim as in public.

Oh, wow. I sure wish this were true because then my son would be passing instead of flunking out of private school. Plenty of kids have been kicked out of his private school. He might be next.

I doubt there are many privates in this area that look to kick out students. If your child is flunking, there's no way of knowing that he'll be more confident in public or more successful.

NP and our private kicks kids out. Not uncommon

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Yes. Really. What do you find so competitive about private schools, especially if you are a wealthy family able to afford any college in the US or abroad? Private Schools tout the ability to help your child achieve to their greatest potential, not to sink or swim as in public.

Oh, wow. I sure wish this were true because then my son would be passing instead of flunking out of private school. Plenty of kids have been kicked out of his private school. He might be next.

I doubt there are many privates in this area that look to kick out students. If your child is flunking, there's no way of knowing that he'll be more confident in public or more successful.

Yes. Really. What do you find so competitive about private schools, especially if you are a wealthy family able to afford any college in the US or abroad? Private Schools tout the ability to help your child achieve to their greatest potential, not to sink or swim as in public.

Oh, wow. I sure wish this were true because then my son would be passing instead of flunking out of private school. Plenty of kids have been kicked out of his private school. He might be next.

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Anonymous wrote:I think they are more confident because there is less competition in a private school.

choke.... cough.... gag....

really......?

Yes. Really. What do you find so competitive about private schools, especially if you are a wealthy family able to afford any college in the US or abroad? Private Schools tout the ability to help your child achieve to their greatest potential, not to sink or swim as in public.

Anonymous wrote:I think it is called entitlement.

yeah blah blah blah entitlement blah blah blah privilege blah blah blah patriarchy