Prestige and connections.
Prestige and connections.
rich people be crazy wrote:
I often see rich people send their kids to private schools. Often, the private schools aren’t as good academically as the local public school, which the parents are paying for anyway. Is it for some misplaced “prestige” factor?
Actual academic quality is nearly irrelevant in many cases. Higher end private schools are practically feeders into the Ivy League and top colleges. Just look at schools like Andover, Exeter, etc.
Are there public schools with educators who are comparable to or better than these $45,000+/yr private schools? Sure. There are a many public schools who churn out students taking 12+ AP courses by graduation, with near-perfect scores on all standardized tests. Will they drastically improve chances at a top university like those private schools can? Definitely not.
At the local public and private high schools, kids are into all kinds of drugs. Only the real nerds succeed.
yeuuep wrote:
Not a legal expert wrote:
Private schools are allowed to discriminate based on race?
Yes - just look at Harvard, Yale, etc.
They have been proven to discriminate against Asians in favor of blacks, hispanics, jews.
jews?
TLW wrote:
Prestige and connections.
That’s the answer.
The private school teachers aren’t better. They need fewer qualifications and are paid less.
But getting their kids away from the riff raff is the main thing.
An the social connections go a long way.
Teachers work at private schools because of the quality of students and lack of public school BS.
Professionals from businesses can teach at private schools. Who better to teach accounting and finance than someone who has worked in accounting and finance? Perhaps it would be better to have someone with an education major and a summer workshop on accounting principles?
I went to a private school. Chemistry was taught by an actual chemist. Physics was taught by a gentleman who had worked as a physicist for the USAF for 20 years. English/Literature was taught by one of the founders of the state's Shakespeare Festival. Civics was taught by a former political lobbyist.
It was a privilege to be admitted to the school, not a right. If there was a discipline issue, there was no issue with expelling a student.
Out of ~55 students, 54 went to college - 98%, not too bad. Our one exception had no plans to go to college and planned on working for the family business.
I work in a town where the local high school is ranked the most beautiful in the state and one of the most prestigious in the nation. Like 95% of the teachers have a master's degree. At least a dozen students a year go to Ivy League schools. It's an incredible, incredible school.
In the same town is an "academy" that is not as highly ranked and costs over $30,000 a year. As opposed to the completely free high school a few miles down the road. AND PEOPLE FROM TOWN GO THERE! No idea why.
Quality of students means students whose parents have means to get them to private school and have fewer behavior issues from broken homes.
Yes, that is a nicer environment to teach and learn.
But still the teachers are paid less than public teachers.
They get better teachers at a lower rate because they like have less stress?
Or maybe retired people who do this for fulfillment.
Daddy's money wrote:
You and your kids become friends with other rich people who help keep both of you rich throughout your long lives. It's who, not what, you know.
As simple as this ^^^
Op
Not always. Many public schools are full of violence and neglectful teachers mailing it in. Private schools have connections with many colleges and these same private schools have a fraternal bond with alumni. The private school definitely helps getting into a good college.
Gives them a chance to rub elbows with great people like Kavanaugh and Judge.
Probably because public schools aren't equal.
New Canaan, Weston, Westport, and Greenwich public high schools come to mind.
High School Losers and Winners wrote:
At the local public and private high schools, kids are into all kinds of drugs. Only the real nerds succeed.
Spoken like a real nerd.
Gega wrote:
I work in a town where the local high school is ranked the most beautiful in the state and one of the most prestigious in the nation. Like 95% of the teachers have a master's degree. At least a dozen students a year go to Ivy League schools. It's an incredible, incredible school.
In the same town is an "academy" that is not as highly ranked and costs over $30,000 a year. As opposed to the completely free high school a few miles down the road. AND PEOPLE FROM TOWN GO THERE! No idea why.
What town is that?
It's called People Like Us. Everyone wants their kid to be around other people like them. They don't want their kids to start becoming friends with or dating kids from a lower social class.
Very little to do with Academics, all social stuff.
Easy, to shelter them from any real accountability in facing the consequences for their ability and actions. Social promotion is very real when you're a 1%er. Look at this site compared with other sport-focused websites to get an idea of the reality.
Daddy's money wrote:
You and your kids become friends with other rich people who help keep both of you rich throughout your long lives. It's who, not what, you know.
This ^
If you come a family with a lot money do you want your daughter to start dating some guy who's dad works at the grocery store, or drives a truck?
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