NYC private school tuition now higher than HARVARD

HImom
Wed, 22 Mar 2006 04:14:12 +0000

Schools & choosing the appropriate school for each child is a very personal matter. The quality of public schools varies a great deal and has changed over time. Hubby & I were both products of HI public school system, as were my sibblings. We enrolled our kids in public schools but reluctantly transferred them to private school at 9th grade because of the much greater educational opportunities & being able to be with intellectual peers offered by private schools. It has been a very good choice for us & our kids. I have friends who have made similar choices, while other friends had their kids in private school continuously from kindergarten, while still others have their kids graduate from public school. We all hope & expect our kids will go to good colleges.
I & my friends were very active in public school, including working closely with the teachers & getting to know & befriend the administration, running the PTA, volunteering, etc.
Each family must make the choices that work & are appropriate for them. It is a sacrifice to pay private school tuition + taxes to support the public school system. I am sad that my kids were not getting the education they or I wanted them to in the public school and have no regrets about transferring them to private school.