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On of our MDs is based in Switzerland and his kids are in public school, but a really good one. Our MD in London has her kids in a private school.
Other than that, it is a good mix.

 

Very common in the UK to have your kids in a public institution until year 11 (yr 10 in the US) and then send them to do their A-levels in a private school

 

This makes sense

What is the point of sending a child to private elementary school if one has access to decent public schools?

Children are still learning multiplication and division at that stage - why pay $50k a year for that

 
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The honest answer is that it depends on where they live. In the US, look at the suburban communities where a lot of bankers live and look at the school systems in the area. I went to public high school with kids whose parents were MDs and above at every major bank, high-level employees who work at top hedge funds, and partner-track lawyers at your top law firms. Some of the names would surprise you. The reality is that a great public school system can be just as good, education-wise, as a top private school. In NJ, you have Glen Ridge, West-Windsor Plainsboro, Summit, Millburn, Livingston, Northern Valley Regional - Demarest, Princeton, Ridge, Mountain Lakes, and Montgomery ranked by USNWR in the Top 25. These are traditional, non-vocational, non-specialized schools and school districts. Just to paint a broader picture, Princeton and Ridge are the demarcation lines - Everything from Glen Ridge to thru Princeton falls between a national ranking of 200 and 500, while Ridge, Mountain Lakes, and Montgomery have a national ranking between 500 and 600. So the question is then, does it make sense to spend $150K to send a kid to a private school or send your kid to the local public school if you live in a town with a top-rated school system. 

 

How do you even RAISE that many kids? How do you build any personal relationship with a single one of them at all if you have 18. How do you impart any knowledge or have any special moments whatsoever.

 

Wife is obviously a homemaker. Funny enough, he's actually very "fatherly". Spends time with his kids in smaller groups. Takes them camping, fishing, athletic competitions, etc. He and a few other MDs get together once a quarter to shoot the shit at one of their vacation homes. No wives allowed (wives get together and go shopping lol). The men smoke cigars/drink whiskey/play poker while the kids socialize or whatever. 

Weird thing is that the guy is hardly 55 and a grandpa already. He's got kids that are older than me and kids that are young enough to be my children. 

Mother must be a superhuman to give that many births and raise all those little shits!

 

Sweden has a much smaller population that the United States, and the United States also has public school, which the majority (95%+) of people go to

 

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