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Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
Oh. My. God.
I agree with Hank.
Indeed, I have had to send my kids to an economically diverse private school (yes, they exist) to get them away from the incredibly undiverse though extremely well thought of public school in our town.
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Okay, outable info here, but whatever. I am the product of the San Mateo public school system. The education program wasn't great, it wasn't bad, it just was. But it was diverse with respect to student body (well, as diverse as the suburbs get). And I learned to interact and relate with lots of different people. And I learned how to act, and how not to act, around the other sex. I can't always say the same of my private-schooled friends, who all seem to have varying degrees of difficulty relating to people not like them, or the opposite sex. Cause and effect, nature v. nurture? I don't know. What I do know is that my kids' asses are going to public school, where they will be bullied and picked on by lots of wonderfully diverse people, and will make friends and interact with the same. I think this will serve them better throughout their lives than a great private school curriculum. But, again, this is only my opinion, for my kids. You all do what you think best for you and yours, and more power to you. Except for you home schoolers--what are you doing to your poor kids? ; )
