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Originally Posted by atom
I went to a private catholic school.
The religion part of it really sucked shit. Forced to be an alter boy, forced to go to catholic mass Weds and Sundays.
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Me too! I didn't mind the altar boy part - that's how I broke my cherry!
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Originally Posted by NETbilling
We have excellent public school in our neighborhood where my kids go to school. The kids that live around here who are in private school are the ones that have trouble keeping friends, are a bit snotty and religious. I'd rather not have my boys hang be with them.
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It all depends on where you live. In NYC, some of the public schools are a disgrace and some - like Bronx Science, Brooklyn Tech, Stuyvesant, you have to take and pass an exam to get in (surprise - Asians make up 90% of those high schools and they are big Ivy League feeder schools). So in those schools you're getting the equivalent of a $40,000 a year education at a NYC private school - Dalton, Horace Mann, Riverdale Country Day, etc.
As a parent, you owe it to your kids to figure out what the public schools are like in your district and make a decision from there. Even if you're well off - $40k a year is a bit of coin - especially if you're multiplying it by 2 or 3.
Sometimes it means moving to another district. Education should be equal for all, but we all know that it will never be that way. Become informed and make a smart decision - it'll pay off in the long run.
