Feedback on Pinky's School Choice Article

[Bathsheba]

Thanks for reading my little rant Kelly... I fully admit to being highly defensive about the issue as many of our friends and family think we have made the choice based on "status" This could not be further from the truth. Infact DH took a bit of convincing that our DD would not be negatively impacted by "elitism"... we both went to government schools so the whole thing was really out of our comfort zones. These days you couldn't find a stronger advocate for small private girls' schools than my DH. Our DD has thrived and I'm so relieved that we went with our hearts rather than followed public perception.

Regarding: "sometimes when you write articles you need to connect with what people think" Definately, but what we all love about Pinky is how she challenges many misconceptions. We need intelligent women like her to connect with readers but not to perpetuate inaccurate perceptions... what does the average person believe about home birthing for example? Or home schooling? The facts should speak for themselves and even though I'm not aware of the facts on privately educated people I would guess that the overall outcome is pretty good? And not just academically... their whole development: spiritual, emotional, physical etc at private schools.

But hey, each to their own, what really annoys me though is when the same people who criticise us for taking what they perceive as a "status" option spend thousands of dollars on "status symbols" like luxury cars/clothes/plasma tvs etc. Grrrrrr. Infact one family doesn't hesitate to spend $100 on AFL pullovers each season but b*tch and moan on spending the same ammount of money on a school uniform! It just shows the mentality: entertainment is the priority over and above education. But that's beside the point...

Pinky's article would be totally excellent if only she would reconsider her use of "elite" and maybe at least acknowledge that a private school can actually provide a quality education.

I agree, Marisa will thrive and absolutely adore school and the process of learning especially in the small class. (Our DD was one of 10 girls in her Prep year too). I'm looking forward to further news of her experience The monetary sacrifice will soon seem less important and I know I don't need to remind you about Money Miracles