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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.