Private Schools

Private schools (ie. A school for which you must pay tuition.), are a much more a thing here in Melbourne than in Canada. At work, most of my co-workers attended private schools and send their kids to them as well.

I think there is a tipping point, where once enough of your 'crowd' sends their kids to private school, you feel compelled to do the same.

You'd think that the education would be better. And certainly the resources commanded by some of these private schools is extremely impressive.

You'd think that they'd rub shoulders with a different crowd. And certainly you'd suspect that only families with the priorities and the means would send their children to private school.

And for these and a whole bunch of reasons, you'd think that private school would maximize your child's chances of success.

I think it would be nice to think that you could go to your local school and turn out just the same as if you went to a expensive private school. I certainly felt that way for me growing up!