<p>Sorry to hear that. </p>
<p>It’s not as bad in Brookline - assuming you’re not in my district. There is huge pressure to go to a private school because it means you can afford to go to a private school. </p>
<p>Funny thing is this is driven only in part by class woes. Like any school, a number of kids don’t do that well. Of those, the ones who can then afford private school - even at a huge stretch - talk up that choice, though we’ve finally realized that’s because they can’t get into UMass and thus their real comparison would be with a lower level state school.</p>
<p>It bothers me in part because we believe strongly in public school education and in the importance of good public schools. And then the attitudes switch for college.</p>