Quote Originally Posted by RL... View Post
I see kids who went to private schools and they are so detached from the reality of things. When they get out they've been sheltered in their little bubble so long that when they're exposed to the drugs, the minorities(because privates schools are mostly white), sex, alcohol, and other things that one learns to cope with in public school at a young age they don't fare so well.
Quote Originally Posted by BanginJimmy View Post
My niece and nephew are like this, but in my experiences it has nothing to do with the school, it has to do with the parents. Most parents that send their kids to your average private schools are overly protective and not as worried about the overall quality of the school. These are the same parents that severely limit their kid's exposure to any one or thing outside their very limited comfort zone.

I agree with BanginJimmy. RL, you have a misconception about the schooling itself. The schooling will provide better education opportunities for anyone. The way they are raised outside of the school and what they are exposed to determine their "street" smarts. I have been exposed to everything from drive by killings, drug dealing, a crack head dad, living in poverty to living in a respectable middle class and back to poverty living in a Mercury Sable with my mother and two brothers. You should then understand I have a very good understanding of how things work in both worlds. While I don't plan on exposing them to the negatives, I won't shelter them from knowing about it either. They will be made sure to keep humble.