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Chris @ May 8th 2008 11:32AM
Yeah because spending money on new cars is a far better investment than spending it on your children's education.
Then again that is why more kids are in public school instead of a private one where they might really shine. Cars are more important than kids in far too many houses.
Allan @ May 8th 2008 11:52AM
Not only are there not any private schools (to my knowledge) around my area... regardless... do you know of any private schools with a $300-$500/mo tuition? Because I don't think I do.
You can either afford private school or you can't. A vehicle doesn't have that much bearing on it, IMO.
Chris @ May 8th 2008 11:59AM
Obvious Allen you just don't get it.
Its about priorities. Instead of wasting money on the new car they can put it towards their children's future. Yet most won't. worse some will be cry baby pee pant logic like you and claim it still costs more to go to private school and as such they couldn't afford it anyway - without acknowledging all the other non-essential expenditures wasted monthly.
$25K with no down payment plus tax and fees comes over $500 a month. So it only gets sillier. Throw in the added costs of higher insurance for a new vehicle.
One of the best people I know drives for UPS, she is a regular delivery driver. She jokes that her and her husbands new cars are actually their children because they drive five or six year old cars while putting three through PRIVATE SCHOOL. (fwiw, both are drivers for the ups)
Disgruntled Goat @ May 8th 2008 12:21PM
"...that is why more kids are in public school instead of a private one where they might really shine"
Private schools are statistically proven to be no better than public schools academically. http://www.ewa.org/library/docs/privatevspublics.pdf is but a single example. And there are many public institutions rated far higher than private ones.
From what I've found having many friends who went to private schools and universities, plus having raised three kids and knowing parents who send their kids to private schools and universities, the primary factor in deciding the private versus public decision is how bad you fear those different than yourself. It's the best kept secret in education. Sure there are always exceptions, and sure we wrap it up with all these falsehoods about how Billy will get a better education here, or Betty will be in a more nourishing environment there, but when the rubber hits the road the dark secret is that it's almost always a question of who you want your kids hanging out with.
I can easily afford to send all of my kids to private school, and unfortunately many in my neighborhood do, but I feel my kids will be far more rounded, have a more diverse viewpoint and overall make better, more productive adults by NOT going to private school. Don't mean to rant, I just run into that skewed private school perspective far too often and it tends to get under my skin.
Allan @ May 8th 2008 1:03PM
Cry baby pee pants logic? Are you f-ing serious?
Is this guy serious?
I really can't believe I just read that in an adult discussion. And I think you're missing the point. You don't just instantly have a decision whether your kids are going to public school or private school. Many areas (like mine) don't even have anything else. A lot of people just go to "school."
I will agree that many people might have their priorities mixed up... but I don't think private school has any need to be any high priority. And I don't see any reason why it should be.