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There is a point there. My local private school costs $3500 per year for one student, never mind two students plus a college student. I think it is more valuable to teach the kids how to deal with the indoctrination and misinformation rather than attempting to shield them. They are bound to come in contact with it at some point throughout life and if equipped with truth, can better handle it than someone who has never seen it.

I told my kids when they were in eighth grade they were going to be responsible for all college expenses.

I invest in a good classical education in HS and they have been good students, enterprising and watching current events and interested in their won future.

I’m not paying a dime for indoctrination in college, and the outrageous expense has my kids looking at older peers without jobs after college.

I have retirement to look at, that I don’t want o later burden them with.

I am not giving in to the rate hike at colleges. I have two good degrees I earned at the total cost of $7,000.

Tuition rates have increased at a rate way higher than inflation

Part of our HS experience is AP classes, which can cut college time down considerably. With on line college, and a job, they can be done by age 24 with little debt.

I wouldn’t dream of taking on or letting them take on the average $20G debt without a guaranteed vocation at the other end.

But investing in HS, if it’s a classical education, is, I think, a proper focus.

And when all the kids at school are very busy they stay out of trouble. Well, when there is a matter of trouble the kids parents are invited to leave the school And on the spot. And when it’s not possible logistically, they make the kid take on duties and responsibilities at school which certainly make them wish they could just be expelled.

So there isn’t much trouble.

I think it is more valuable to teach the kids how to deal with the indoctrination and misinformation rather than attempting to shield them. They are bound to come in contact with it at some point throughout life and if equipped with truth, can better handle it than someone who has never seen it.

Agreed. I sent ours to a small conservative public school. It isn't the greatest but much better than the private school that costs $3000+/yr. When the private school kids want to get back into public school, they always test a year behind and are sheltered. Of course, there are levels to shielding. Between an inner city ghetto public school and a pricey private school, I'd go with the private school. However, there's no excuse for living in a high risk school district.