The thing that always surprises me about people I know (off-Fedi) in the SF area who obsess over what private preschool their kids get into. Probably elsewhere too, but they are the ones who talk about it.
"We're moving into this very expensive neighbourhood to be in the catchment area for these 3 top-notch schools."
Anyway if you're wondering why people still work to build the torment nexus, it's sustained by the need to fund their kids' class status later in life.
Edit: Contrast to Ontario (next post)
One thing I LOVE about Ontario is that public school teachers are paid fairly well. (Although it's stagnated a bit, and per student capita funding has dropped at least 10% since Doug Ford.)
Some of the best teachers I've met in Toronto work in some of the roughest schools.
You can get a decent education anywhere in the city for free. A wealthier school might have more field trips and fundraised equipment, but otherwise, it's comparable.
Private schools aren't as much of a thing here as one'd expect from the financial capital of a country. Many higher income families still send their kids to public schools.
In order to maintain this level of equality, we need to maintain public school funding levels.
Please take the time to give it a quick read. I found it quite helpful, I hope you do.
