Private School vs Public School

[Gunanddoglover]

Definitely private school. My niece went to private schools and got the best education possible. She had a year of college under her belt when she graduated high school and is very successful.

 

[palmettomoon]

I went to very good public schools, and I'm dismayed at how they've deteriorated over the decades since.

Is there anything left that government still does well?

Kills innocent people?

 

[reklawd]

I agree with the parent involvement element in any type of schooling. My daughter's current public school is actually great about that. The school is an affluent area with parents that generally care. But you can't do anything about lazy teachers with huge classes and all of the standardized tests. And Dekalb is just the worst even though we are in the best school districts in the county (less Decatur city and Dunwoody) with a great charter high school they can eventually go to.

It boils down to the fact that my daughter is simply not progressing well enough and she just is told by her lazy teacher to do worksheets all day while the teacher sits her fat ass at her desk. Last year we had a good K teacher, but from everything we've heard, it is a crapshoot every year at this school. I've heard from friends of another 1st-grade teacher that their teacher is worse than my daughters, with a bunch of parents trying to get her removed.

Speaking of parent involvement, we are pulling out daughter out with one of her best friends in her class and whose parents we befriended. The other mom is the current room mom for our daughter's classes and is a former first-grade teacher at the top school district in South Carolina. She just recently moved here when her husband took a Dr job delivering babies at Northside and she is a SAHM. So getting her feedback on how much our current teacher sucks really help push us over the line.

This private school we choose was unbelievable when it comes to how the students acted and how advanced their education as compared to the public school. It is a Christian school like most private schools and they pray every day and have chapel every Friday. The religious element is less important to me than the over educational experience, but it is good that the school can help establish a strong moral and ethical compass in my kids. And it's not overly Christain at points where religion and science intersect, which was important to me.

I really wish public schools were not as bad as they are overall. I want them to be better than they are because a better-educated populus equals a better society.

 

[FrankDracman]

I put my daughter in Christian school, home school then charter school, she went to public hs. She did far better in public school than the others

 

[Psilloh1]

I agree with the parent involvement element in any type of schooling. My daughter's current public school is actually great about that. The school is an affluent area with parents that generally care. But you can't do anything about lazy teachers with huge classes and all of the standardized tests. And Dekalb is just the worst even though we are in the best school districts in the county (less Decatur city) with a great charter high school they can eventually go to. But my daughter is simply not progressing well enough and she just is told by her lazy teacher to do worksheets all day while the teacher sits her fat ass at her desk. Last year we had a good K teacher, but from everything we've heard, it is a crapshoot every year at this school. I've heard from friends of another 1st-grade teacher that their teacher is worse than my daughters, with a bunch of parents trying to get her removed.

Speaking of parent involvement, we are pulling out daughter out with one of her best friends in her class and whose parents we befriended. The other mom is the current room mom for our daughter's classes and is a former first-grade teacher at the top school district in South Carolina. She just recently moved here when her husband took a Dr job delivering babies at Northside and she is a SAHM. So getting her feedback on how much our current teacher sucks really help push us over the line.

This school we choose was unbelievable when it comes to how the students acted and how advanced their education as compared to the public school. It is a Christian school like most private schools and they pray every day and have chapel every Friday. The religious element is less important to me than the over educational experience, but it is good that the school can help establish a strong moral and ethical compass in my kids. And it's not overly Christain at points where religion and science intersect, which was important to me.

I really wish public schools were not as bad as they are overall. I want them to be better than they are because a better-educated populus equals a better society.

I applaud you for taking an active roll in your daughters education. Especially, the financial commitment to allow for her success.
One thing I would consider, is to gauge your Daughters maturity level. Going forward it’s a difficult transition placing a child in a collegiate setting, and expecting social and academic successes without increasing pressure

Something to consider.

 

[harrycalahan]

I went to both. Public school was fun. Big crowds and you get a little bit of every thing when it comes to people. Then you go to private school only to find your old public school friends that got expelled from public school lol. But Im glad my parents afforded me the opportunity. More importantly, like Hayata said, Im more thankful for my parents actually parenting. My dad was gone 3 days a week on trips. But when he was home, I was his shadow and I learned a lot from watching him. Send them to the best school you can and teach them every moment they’re home. Past that, all you can do is say a prayer.

 

[CAMSDADDY]

When my daughter was an infant her education was a huge decision. There were two options. We could send her to a private school here in town. We could send her to a small single A school just up the road and pay tuition for out of county. We took money off the table and wanted to send her where she would get the best education and also be in a protected environment but not a sheltered one. We chose the small single a public school. We have been very pleased and it's not your typical public school. When our son came along he followed her footsteps. I think each person needs to decide what is right for their kid.

 

[reklawd]

There are some good comments, thanks y'all.

 

[reklawd]

I applaud you for taking an active roll in your daughters education. Especially, the financial commitment to allow for her success.
One thing I would consider, is to gauge your Daughters maturity level. Going forward it’s a difficult transition placing a child in a collegiate setting, and expecting social and academic successes without increasing pressure

Something to consider.

I totally agree and we are considering it.

The only thing she is more immature than her peers is around laziness for the mundane tasks and rote memory knowledge obtainment. Right now she finishes her weekly homework on Monday because she is being challenged and learning the concepts (we are having to teach her a lot). But as soon as she figures them out, she will not want to do them again. Which is already starting to happen before our first parent-teacher conference of the year.

This new school affords teachers and curriculum that will always challenge her coupled with peers that also liked to be challenged.

I still think she will get a "wake up call" in the transition. She will have to step up her 1st-grade game. We are going to help break her cycles by:

1) having a friend from her current class do the exact same thing. Carpool, play dates, etc. She will have someone in the same situation to be with.

2) go on a week-long vacation to NYC after she is done with her current school. Right when she gets back from vacation she will start her new school. So she will have a week-long cleansing of her current environment.

 

[trw2094]

we home schooled both of our girls, we did not want the influence that is so rampant in school now in their lives. Both teachers and students.