Boarding school

Your mom and dad should ask for a refund for the English language part of your tuition because they sure failed to teach you grammar.  Can you find the work 'learnt" in any dictionary?  Why do you capitalize words like Private and Public in the middle of a sentence.  Could you provide the name of the school in NJ so I can cross it off of my list?

The best boarding schools like Phillips Academy at Exeter or Phillips Academy at Andover with their hundreds on million dollar endowments, plush facilities and pedigree students offer an unmatched educational opportunity.  They have the highest SAT / ACT scores of any high schools in the nation with high level Ivy League acceptance rates.  They produce presidents, noble prize winners and numerous other luminaries.  If take the best students and combined with an unmatched atmosphere and virtually unlimited money of course it is something to be dreamed about as a place you’d wish to send your children.

I think it is upto the individual student, their efforts, and dedication and motivation. the boarding schools like Miss Porter proabably is a ticket to ivy league colleges an dif one has money, why not? Otherwise, those who do not have money, the door to professional medical schools, law schools, engineering schools is not closed. In fact, it is wide open with hard work and determination. In this country, education is still something available to all. I cam from a foriegn nation 38 years ago with only a high school diploma. I managed to obtain MS in engineering from University of Illinois, and I manged to make both my children medical doctors, with good cmoral values.

So my views are if one has money they should make use of prestigious school name etc. and if one does not have money, they must still continue to aspire education for their children. That is a must tool for all if we want to stay competitive in this age.

I know a  child is offered a much better education at a "Miss Porters", however,  the peer pressure can be so tremendous that it can have very negative, lifelong, effects.  If I had a choice ,  I would choose public education for my kid.

As an alumnus of Phillips Academy at Andover I've wrestled with this question for decades. I believe life at any old school prep instititue  affords  one more opportunities socially and professionally. However, those opportunities must be capitalized on.

I dont believe it guarantees a better education. I do believe it offers a diiferent path.

Yes, I think the education is better at most boarding schools, but the "snobbery" is more prominent also.  This school obviously affords a person a jump on their future and improves their chances of success.  I definitely would not send my child there for that price!  I am not sure I would send my child to any boarding school because of the negatives that I feel outweigh the positives.

This year I sent my 15 year old son to be a day student at a school that has borders as well. I have a daughter that attended our local public schools successfully and has a 4.0 average in college now. This is my first experience with any type of private education and we sacrificed a lot so that he could attend this school.  He is an average student that was completely overlooked in middle school.  He was unmotivated and lacked confidence.  The change has been truly remarkable.  Private school may not be for everyone but sometimes it can change a life.  Gifted students can do well in good public schools but often average students are left behind and land up with the worst teachers and with other students that are not interested in learning.  You need to surround your children with the best peers and the best educational environment that you can afford. Wonderful things can happen.  Public schools have no motivation to make sure students attain their true potential.  Many children get left behind forever.  He is also playing varsity sports which would have been impossible in our public school since it is so competitive in athletics.  This has been a truly fantastic experience!

And aren't we the perfect person!!!!!!