[quote=jstoesz]My parents did the same for myself and my brother and sister and we were most definitely not rich. I didn’t even know what a gardener was until I moved to southern california…everyone must be rich here…
CAR,
You do have a point about the self limiting nature of private schools. None of the schools we went to growing up had entrance exams, and all of them had half the per capita spending of the public schools.
But private schools have one important filter, Private schools tend to have parents that care. That kind of environment is worth every penny.[/quote]
I’d be willing to bet $1,000 (seriously) that the private schools that outperform public schools screen their students for intelligence, behavior, or both. The private school I attended screened all applicants, and wouldn’t even allow siblings to attend if they didn’t pass the tests. If there were ANY behavioral problems at all, the student was expelled immediately.
Trust me, it’s much easier to have a successful outcome in this type of environment. You could throw these “good” kids in a room with books and computers, never having to really “teach” them, and they would likely outperform their public school counterparts. You just can’t compare them to public schools. It is 100% different.
