Having been sent to private schools as a kid, I generally agree with eric42434224. As least with my peer group, we valued our performance in school, and this appreciation for education was instilled in us by our parents. But at the same time, I was personally more interested in getting good grades to brag to my friends and make my parents proud than I was in the actual learning process. And because I hated to fail more than I wanted to succeed.
My parents thought sending me to private schools would not necessarily give me a “better education”, but train me to think analytically, help me develop a solid work ethic, interact with kids and families who shared the same values, and better prepare me for future challenges.
That being said, I got through my private schools with stellar grades, and continued on to get my 4 year degree, and am stuck in a dead end job earning $30k/year. So an education isn’t any sort of guarantee for future success.