I don't think private school kids in general are snobs. I think preppies(those who go to a preperatory school) are more of the snobbish kind.

Public schools have their stereotypes too, and as a former public school student, I've found many of them to be fairly true - many kids who are ignorant of things, valley girls, groups that shun people out of it, etc.

Public schools and the Department of Education are leading America straight to the height of stupidity. We're falling behind faster than ever compared to the rest of the world. Those are facts. Look them up if you don't believe me. I went to all public schools, btw. It's the private schools and home schoolers who are saving a little tiny number of people from living in complete blissful ignorance. So you can go ahead and hate them, despise them, be jealous of them, but take the time some day to thank them for working so hard so you didn't have to.

What did you learn today?

I agree with you in one sense but not in another. I think that children should be bought up in diversity and different cultures, for life experience. That probably doesn't happen in most private schools, mostly because you have to have enough money to go there. I think it is your parents choice to what school you go to (private or public), but neither catagory should be generalised saying that all private school kids are "up themselves" sort of thing. Although most kids in private school are like that, it's not their fault. It is the way the have been bought up - it's not their fault or for anyone to judge.

I do think it is wrong that people pay their way through life though. For example, just because you have money you can get off a waiting list and have surgery, I think that is morally wrong, although if you have the money you should be able to do what you like with it.

It is a bit harsh that you generalised the private schools though. And most private schools do have laptops. I think that that statement would be the other way around, that Private schools have the laptops and Public Schools don't. Even though my school (public) has laptops and computers.

I just think we all should be greatful for what we have and not judge books by their covers.

I've been in private schools most my life. It's been 7th day adventist schools so we definantly aren't rich. But we have enough money to get by thanks to my dad.
My school was never fancy. I don't know much about other private schools though. But I did notice the kids in private schools are often more rude than public school. But I always found I got a better education in a private school.

I went to a private school in elementary school. I hated it. You had a lot of attention on you because there weren't as many people in a class as public schools. If you did something wrong, you were likely to get caught. They asked for a crap load of money for building new additions to the school and church. It was annyoing. I mean, most of us a rich enough to go to the school, but extra money for a school that we were going to eventually leave? The tuition was outragous, by the way. Anyways, do you think the majority of us CHOOSE to be in these school? Obviously, my parents made me go to privte school, because they wanted religion in my life. Transition from private to public school was hell; I didn't know anyone, and knew nothing about the real world. Seeing that people "did bad things" was a real surprise for me. Now that I'm more used to public school, I see that public really was more useful to me in life than private school in terms of what I have learned for life. I'm pretty sure the subjects are the same level in private and public schools.

i went to a private school but we didn't have a dress code or anything like that it was just small than other school. there was only 100 and some students in k4-8th grade and it was ok the kid there were kind of d-bags though

Not everyone should go to public school. Not everyone should go to private school. Not everyone should be homeschooled. There are different types of education because there are different types of students.

And as far as this "everyone should go to public school" thing: does that include college/university education? Should people not be allowed to attend the Ivy league schools? Nah. That would suck. People have the right to choose where they go to school. If they want to pay more for a Harvard or a Yale degree, then that's their business.

But that same freedom applies to parents and K-12 kids. If Mom and Dad can afford to pay twenty grand a year for a kid's private education, then good for them. If they can't or won't, then that's fine too. Whatever is legal and benefits the kid.

Excuse me, I go to one of the best private schools in NYC, and I think you public-schoolers are making alot of unfair, cruel generalizations. Maybe some people who go to private schoolers think they are better but they are prejudiced and don't listen to them. Me and lots of other people who go to private schools are not responsible for their unjust actions.

I agree with htdefiant who posted. I don't think I am better than any one who goes to a public school - we also have a bunch of people in our classes, 14-25. It ranges that much. Not everyone has their own lap top, many do, but not most.

Please be a little more fair.

...This is not true. I go to a private sch