The differences are three fold:

- You can pick your private school. There is choice. Public school, you can’t (with some caveats). People who say you can just move so it’s not a monopoly are fooling themselves, moving with a family is a very large decision not taken lightly.

- Private schools are aware you picked them and are paying them directly with your hard earned dollars. This motivates them to provide superior service. If they don’t, people will send their kids elsewhere.

- Many (most) private schools do not have a teacher’s union. My kids’ teachers are very proud to be non-union.

These three facts make an enormous difference.