[frmrda]

Again, your experience was with 12 of your own family. You have not seen the behavior of every family's child. There were excellent students in the private school, as well as some bad ones. (A sixth grader threw a chair at my wife - nothing happened to him).

And don't forget, the public school has to take the kids the private schools kick out. So before you go making blanket statements, you should relate that your opinions are based on YOUR observations. Just because it is one way where you are doesn't make it true same everywhere else.

[Ditter]

If I am myopic then you are as well. I am talking about my area & you are talking about your area. Not all of the 12 schools were attended by my family, I am including close friends & acquaintances & none would put up with the things talked about in this article. I am not saying there are no bad trouble making kids enrolled, I am saying their bad behavior is not tolerated. I am friends with teachers & principals of these same schools. When the disruptive behavior is allowed other kids see it & follow suit. Sounds like you live in some kind of hell hole, maybe you should consider the southwest.

[summer]

And don't forget, the public school has to take the kids the private schools kick out

frmrda, Good point -- and I bet your wife would also tell you what I am about to say: Your above statement is also true for the flip side, in that private schools are often approached by parents seeking to enroll their kids who were expelled from public schools.