 (Nick Galifianakis for The Post) | Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: My husband is a great defender of the public school system. He rails against school choice and the divestment of public funds from public schools. I admire him for his commitment. We live in a semirural area with one public school and one private school. The private school has a boarding program and enrolls students from across the country. Unfortunately, the two schools here are largely segregated by income level. Our son attended the public elementary school but is now going into the sixth grade. I hate to say it, but the public middle and high schools here are very poorly ranked. The buildings are outdated. There aren't enough teachers. With some financial aid, we could afford to send our son to the private school. My husband could not be more against this. His argument is that it is the responsibility of people with resources to set an example and work to ensure that the public schools are improved and properly funded. He also believes you can get a good education anywhere if you put in the work and have a good support system (like we would be for our son). I agree with him in principle, but I'm not so sure this is reality. I think we need to do whatever is best for our son and to me that means sending him to the better school. My husband doesn't even want to discuss it with me or our son, and I think our son would be hesitant to weigh in because he can see how passionate his father is. I don't really see any way to compromise. What do you think? — Public or Private School? | 
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