Thread: Your thoughts about private schools

Originally Posted by English

My wife had more influence on my children than any school. Thank heavens.

They are well balanced happy and live rich fulfilling lives.

I wold agree full-heartily, my parents had a bigger influence on me than my friends in the long run. They shaped the beliefs that are at my core.

Originally Posted by English

My wife had more influence on my children than any school. Thank heavens.

They are well balanced happy and live rich fulfilling lives.

I would have to say that in my experience, this really isn't the case. YMMV. "Real life" informed a lot more of my decisions than my parents did.

Originally Posted by Akady

I wold agree full-heartily, my parents had a bigger influence on me than my friends in the long run. They shaped the beliefs that are at my core.

Originally Posted by jockeys

I would have to say that in my experience, this really isn't the case. YMMV. "Real life" informed a lot more of my decisions than my parents did.

YMMV truly is the phrase of the day.

I've had the exact same experience as Alex in that although the peer group I chose to associate with was much stronger in shaping my behavior and my beliefs during my age range of 14-25, in the long run, thankfully, it was the value system my parents taught me that prevailed.

Chris L