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Private / boarding school question
Posted on 8/13/25 at 1:29 pm
Posted on 8/13/25 at 1:29 pm
Which scenario do you think is better?
1. Raised in a small town private school or great public school through middle school, and then for high school go to a nice boarding school out of state.
2. Raised in an elite private school through middle school and then high school go to a great public school
Basically is the elite education more meaningful or important in the early development years or is it more important in the transformative years before college?
1. Raised in a small town private school or great public school through middle school, and then for high school go to a nice boarding school out of state.
2. Raised in an elite private school through middle school and then high school go to a great public school
Basically is the elite education more meaningful or important in the early development years or is it more important in the transformative years before college?
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Posted on 8/13/25 at 1:30 pm to justaniceguy
Elite boarding school as young as possible so that they absolutely hate you by the time you drop them in gen pop of a local public school.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 1:32 pm to justaniceguy
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Raised in an elite private school through middle school and then high school go to a great public school
I’d worry about the adjustment on this one.
That kid is going to be the FNG with people who have known each other since kindergarten.
This post was edited on 8/13/25 at 1:34 pm
Posted on 8/13/25 at 1:36 pm to justaniceguy
Private is more important for high school.
Not as many criminals in 1st grade.
Not as many criminals in 1st grade.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 1:36 pm to justaniceguy
quote:
Which scenario do you think is better?
1. Raised in a small town private school or great public school through middle school, and then for high school go to a nice boarding school out of state.
2. Raised in an elite private school through middle school and then high school go to a great public school
Basically is the elite education more meaningful or important in the early development years or is it more important in the transformative years before college?
neither
unless you come from an extremely wealthy family and you value your kids rubbing shoulders with the elites more than you do being involved in their life.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 1:38 pm to justaniceguy
We did private thru 8th grade then public magnet high school.
This post was edited on 8/13/25 at 6:14 pm
Posted on 8/13/25 at 1:39 pm to RanchoLaPuerto
That is possible, but what I had in mind is a K-8 private school and then the kids end up going to different high schools with some going to just the best public school around.
This is kind of a common thing in Texas.
This is kind of a common thing in Texas.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 1:39 pm to justaniceguy
elite high school
Posted on 8/13/25 at 1:40 pm to lsu777
In Texas it’s either elite schools with a bunch of rich people or your child is a minority at school.
There is not all that much of a middle ground sadly.
There is not all that much of a middle ground sadly.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 1:43 pm to RanchoLaPuerto
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FNG
Since you know what this means, you also know that they just ... GTF over it.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 1:44 pm to justaniceguy
quote:Shipping your kid off to boarding school while all of the friends they grew up with are having normal high school experiences seems like a great way to make you kid resent you.
1. Raised in a small town private school or great public school through middle school, and then for high school go to a nice boarding school out of state.
Unless we're talking about a kid that's getting into a lot of trouble and hanging out with a bad crowd and boarding school is a way to get them away from that.
quote:This is the way to do it. Ideally, the foundation your kid got in elementary and middle school would have them taking mostly AP or Honors level courses in high school so they won't have much in class overlap with the dumbasses of public schools.
2. Raised in an elite private school through middle school and then high school go to a great public school
Posted on 8/13/25 at 1:45 pm to justaniceguy
It will probably be a bit of culture shock either way but imo send the child to the private school for HS. They will hopefully have more of an appreciation at that age for what it has to offer over the public school. I would also factor in what the child wants to do IF the public school is truly a good option for HS as well.
This post was edited on 8/13/25 at 1:49 pm
Posted on 8/13/25 at 1:45 pm to justaniceguy
I would never send a child to boarding school. You only get 18 years with them. Why the frick would you give that up?
Posted on 8/13/25 at 1:48 pm to LemmyLives
quote:
GTF over it.
Oh, yeah. I agree. It actually may do the kid some good.
And I am talking out of my arse. I was public school (not good ones) the whole way.
I did get one Sacred Heart chick to date me, but she was slumming, and I was slum.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 1:49 pm to justaniceguy
quote:
That is possible, but what I had in mind is a K-8 private school and then the kids end up going to different high schools with some going to just the best public school around.
This is kind of a common thing in Texas.
that is the better move if talking strictly local private to bigger public HS. sets them up with a good base.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 1:52 pm to justaniceguy
quote:
In Texas it’s either elite schools with a bunch of rich people or your child is a minority at school.
There is not all that much of a middle ground sadly.
wait you said boarding school like IMG or the big ones up in the NE...not elite texas schools
dpeending on where i lived. For example if i lived in DFW I would move to Southlake, flower mound, or prosper or live in the highland/university park area. My aunt lives highland and my cousins went to school there...they arent exactly the shining example but they are decent enough
if it was austin it would be westlake or dripping springs prolly
million of them in the houston area.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 1:53 pm to Tiger Prawn
quote:
quote:
1. Raised in a small town private school or great public school through middle school, and then for high school go to a nice boarding school out of state.
Shipping your kid off to boarding school while all of the friends they grew up with are having normal high school experiences seems like a great way to make you kid resent you.
Unless we're talking about a kid that's getting into a lot of trouble and hanging out with a bad crowd and boarding school is a way to get them away from that.
quote:
2. Raised in an elite private school through middle school and then high school go to a great public school
This is the way to do it. Ideally, the foundation your kid got in elementary and middle school would have them taking mostly AP or Honors level courses in high school so they won't have much in class overlap with the dumbasses of public schools.
this....al;l of this
Posted on 8/13/25 at 1:56 pm to justaniceguy
K-5 or something at an elite private school is dumb IMO, unless you just don't have good options or you're going to go all the way up. Most places that actually have elite private schools have good public neighborhood schools too, and often the middle/high schools are where it gets a bit dicier.
Anyway, I think 80% of the objective is chasing peer group and their parents, only 20% is quality of education.
Anyway, I think 80% of the objective is chasing peer group and their parents, only 20% is quality of education.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 1:58 pm to lsu777
Highland park is pretty much an elite Dallas private school tbh. The cheapest housing is now 1.5 million.
Prosper high is 58% white, wonder what it’ll be in 10 years
Prosper high is 58% white, wonder what it’ll be in 10 years
Posted on 8/13/25 at 1:59 pm to Pettifogger
There are more K-8 private schools than high school private schools in my city. I figured most cities were like this as well.
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