My kids all went to public school. And did very well. One was awarded a Fulbright scholarship and is studying in Europe. One is an engineering student at a large state university.
The point is, not all public schools are sewers. Some do their job very well.
True genius is neither recognized nor harmed by poor tutelage.
The point is, not all public schools are sewers. Some do their job very well.
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In some communities the public schools are essentially private school because of demographics and socioeconomic status. I live in a town with lousy public schools but my taxes are about 4K per year. Two towns over have an excellent public school system which is essentially a private school system and the taxes on what I have would be about 12-14K per year. So moving there I would pay 8-10K tuition annually. We have had a few large families in our time move there temporarily to get their kids through that system, and move back to our lower tax base once the kids are all out. Me, I homeschooled, so it didn’t really matter what the school was like.
If you live in the right place the public school can be good but the questions you should ask is for the same money could a private school do it better.