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06.04.08, 19:06 PM New York City
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I'm sick of hearing Private schools are about status. I couldn't give a damn about status. Maybe it's true for some people, but not for all people. It's like saying all public school kids are there bec they couldn't get into privates. While there are some kids like that, most people choose public. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
New York City 06.04.08, 07:06 PM Flag
 

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Private school isn't about status for me. I don't give a crap. I buy clothes from Target and shoes from Payless. I just can't stand public school!!!!! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 07:07 PM Flag
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np I don't have anything against public school in general, but I live in Georgia and they are horrible! I will not send my DD to one here. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 07:09 PM Flag
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bet you get FA, and have bad ttaste and no sense of style. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 07:09 PM Flag
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No asshole. I don't get any FA and I have 2 dcs in private school. I'm just not into keeping up with the joneses. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 07:11 PM Flag
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look, you live in georgia. everyone shops at target and payless. you are keeping up with the Joneses, and your opinion in the nyc scene means very little. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 07:15 PM Flag
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um....raising hand.....I'm the one in Georgia. She is a dif person. Keep up! You must have attended public schools [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 07:17 PM Flag
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yeah because we're all low lifes. keep it up. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 07:28 PM Flag
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OP. I live in NYC. I don't shop exclusively at Target and Payless - I go to other stores to Banana Republic, Ann Taylor Loft etc. My point is if I like something I buy it -- its not about status [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 07:23 PM Flag
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What Target do you go to? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 07:23 PM Flag
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Different locations in NJ and Bklyn [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 07:27 PM Flag
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np; I KNOW you are just an ass. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 07:12 PM Flag
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Hey, I buy clothes from Target and shoes from Payless, too. Quit ripping off my stylee. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 01:40 AM Flag
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My nephews went to private high school on scholarship and got some really strange, elitist ideas about status ("I feel sorry for anyone who has to go to private school and get ahead in the world"). It wasn't about status for their parents, who both went to public school, but they certainly seem to create an entitled class. (My nephews are both great kids. I just have to talk them down sometimes.) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 07:10 PM Flag
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LOL. I know many entitled public dc. Entitlement usually has little to do with public v. private [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 07:14 PM Flag
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np - ita [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 07:16 PM Flag
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Entitled in what way? What do they say or do or what is their attitude? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 07:17 PM Flag
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sorry, I realize I wrote the quote wrong above; they say things like, I feel sorry for kids who go to PUBLIC school, etc., as if they expect to be rulers of the universe [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 07:20 PM Flag
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I know. I was asking the other posters what the entitled PUBLIC school kids were like. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 07:23 PM Flag
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I don't think that. I've had my child in private and public and I can say the private school offered a better more well rounded education. Also that the teachers were 100% more polished than public school teachers. No new yawk accents and shoddy grammar. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 07:10 PM Flag
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np:I don't think that either. Have one dc and chose private after touring public and private. Just our choice and what we felt worked best for our child and family. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 07:15 PM Flag
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Just a suggestion - in this context, I'd say "polished" was bad word choice. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 07:16 PM Flag
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Well I didn't what to say smarter, because I don't believe that. I also didn't want to say better educated because just because private school teacher went to say Andover and Brown, and public school teacher went to local public and state u. What stood out was strong backgrounds in art, music, literature and the ability to communicate those ideas to kids. The reason we moved to a public was because our child needed extra help (OT and Speech) and at the public inclusion school we attend those teachers may not be incorporating greek mythology into every project but they know their stuff on how to work with a child who needs more help. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 07:23 PM Flag
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I don't get it. So you liked the public school. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 07:25 PM Flag
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yes but i think that private schools offer a better and more well rounded education. public schools offer the basics only. I hope to put my son back into a private school some day. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 07:28 PM Flag
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ITA. I never in a million years thought I would send my dc to private, then I had one, worked in education, and applied to both. I found that my preconceived ideas about private schools were, for the most part, wrong. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 07:20 PM Flag
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what were your preconceived ideas? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 07:21 PM Flag
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A lot of the cr*p you read on here - status, money, snobbery. . . [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 07:24 PM Flag
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I decided on private 90% because I didn't want dc to spend so much time preparing for the tests and deal with the DOE. I want dc to be left alone as far as testing is concerned. (Read Helicopter mom's insane effort to take over her son's education) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 07:32 PM Flag
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ITA. It is all about testing these days. I was watching the third graders at my son's school and it was stressful! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 07:35 PM Flag
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Certain private schools can offer a "leg up" because they have relationships with other schools. My dh has a niece who had to transfer from a private in Boston to her local public. She said that the kids at the public were less achievement interested (good grades, trying to get into certain colleges, etc.) and that it made her less competitive. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.04.08, 07:33 PM Flag
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