UrbanBaby

06.28.08, 09:15 AM NY Schools
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we chose public to save a boatload of money - i believe dc is lucky to be in a "best case scenario" public school situation and is getting a very good education even if not the very best in the whole wide world [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
NY Schools 06.28.08, 09:15 AM Flag

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Is there really such a thing as "the very best in the whole wide world"? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.28.08, 09:30 AM Flag

ok - well not the best available in nyc? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.28.08, 09:32 AM Flag

I don't think that there is such a thing either FWIW. There is no "best" overall when it comes to something like education. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.28.08, 09:35 AM Flag

ok - then better than the public school education my dc is receiving [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.28.08, 09:35 AM Flag

^^in other words i understand that private schools may be "better" than dc's school and accept that as fact [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.28.08, 09:37 AM Flag

your DC is not in a "best case scenario" [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.28.08, 09:35 AM Flag

i just meant that it is a "best" public one can hope for [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.28.08, 09:40 AM Flag

yes, and it is good to remember that there is more to education than super fancy facilities, computers or what have you. There is also life education, learning to be with a diverse group of people, diverse not just in terms of race, but also economic status, background, etc. These people will enrich their lives too. And I went to both public and private school, so I know, a few scholarship kids in a public school does NOT equal diversity. I think we will be making the same decision for our dc and I support your path! [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.28.08, 09:38 AM Flag

thanks - but we chose public to save a boatload of $$ - i am sure there will be positive byproducts - but there probably would be different ones in private school as well [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.28.08, 09:42 AM Flag

We're going public because we got into the best private we applied to, and the best public option (citywide G&T). If the private were, say $5k, we might not have gone public. But there just wasnt that much more "worth of difference" (?) to us. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.28.08, 11:19 AM Flag

ditto [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.28.08, 11:20 AM Flag