JCG posted:
- Private school kids have better odds of getting into schools, but public school kids may be better equipped when they get there, as there is more of a sink-or-swim mentality in public schools, as opposed to the we-will-not-let-you-fail mentality in private schools. OTOH, there is less peer pressure for academic achievement in public schools, so there the private kids have an advantage.**
Public schools are somewhat hampered by the federal policy of "no child left behind". It's not like the days when I attended school. There is pressure on the public schools to move the students onto the next grade level.
I can't speak for others, but our children felt a fair amount of peer pressure to succeed in public schools.