NYC private school tuition now higher than HARVARD

Sue22
Wed, 22 Mar 2006 21:32:33 +0000

I agree with many of the posters who state that different schools are right for different kids. We have chosen both public and private at different times and for different reasons.

Interestingly, one of the reasons we’re considering a private school in our area is that we’re looking for MORE diversity than is provided in our affluent and largely homogeneous suburb. There are few students of color in our town and most of the African American students in my children’s public school are bussed in from the city. They (understandably) tend to stick together, and they are seen as different from the local students. I want my children to have a healthier idea of diversity, and I want them to experiece something more organic than the artificial diversity created by well-intentioned bussing.