Private School vs Public School

[Ruger34]

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Hmm, kind of makes me wonder. [/QUOTE

See I am a product of public education!

 

[Deleted member 33230]

Would there not be a difference in the type or quality of education when comparing different government school districts? I would think that if a kid is going to a government school in the Milton or Cumming area it would be different when compared to a school system in a lower income or rural area. Is this the case?

 

[aFarewellToKings]

Kills innocent dogs?

 

[BIKER13]

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 Christian 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 populous equals a better society.

Probably the best post you have ever submitted.Kudos and good luck with your child.

 

[Marietta tony]

Spm

 

[78Bronco]

Although it was not in the Atl area, we pulled my daughter out of public school when she was in 2nd or 3rd grade. The cost was a concern for a while, but in the end she graduated high school with honors, got a full ride academic scholarship to college that paid for all 4 years (where she also graduated with honors), and she just completed her first quarter working on her Doctorate of Chiropractic degree. I'll be the first to tell you that I'm blessed that learning comes easy to her and she finds it challenging and enjoying as that was NOT the case for me when I was in school. I know everyone learns at a different pace and excels better in different environments and I'm not saying private school was the only reason she has accomplished the things she has to date, but I do believe that sending her to that private school pushed and challenged her more than she would of been at the public school and helped lay some of the foundation she is building off of today. We are not wealthy people and she was bullied there for not having the perfect physique and not always having the name brand cloths and things like some of the rich kids that attended the school, so moving her there didn't "protect" her from a mean / crewel world and honestly, it probably made it harder. Although I was very hesitant about it back in the day, I am glad we made the decision now and stuck with our gut.

 

[sparked1]

I say supplement her education at home and save that private school money for college or tutoring. Montessori is an excellent option when they're young but nothing supplants the reinforcement of learning at home. Private school comes with no guarantees or assurances that it will make them more successful. The fact that a family can afford private school tuition is typically a larger indicator of future success than the school itself. My $.02

 

[Bear44]

I'm not seeing much concern about the liberal indoctrination that goes on in public schools. If you have kids in public school and you are not seeing the problem, you may need to talk to them more about what they are being taught besides the "Rs".

From simply talking to mine I found out that one of them had been told by a teacher that anyone that owned a gun probably had mental problems and should not be trusted. WTF!? This was in Small Town Georgia, too. Not Metro Atlanta.

That's just one of the more extreme of dozens of times I had to contradict what they were being taught.

 

[BIKER13]

I'm not seeing much concern about the liberal indoctrination that goes on in public schools. If you have kids in public school and you are not seeing the problem, you may need to talk to them more about what they are being taught besides the "Rs".

From simply talking to mine I found out that one of them had been told by a teacher that anyone that owned a gun probably had mental problems and should not be trusted. WTF!? This was in Small Town Georgia, too. Not Metro Atlanta.

That's just one of the more extreme of dozens of times I had to contradict what they were being taught.

did you go to the school and confront the teacher?

 

[Bear44]

did you go to the school and confront the teacher?

We had a "conversation" about it at the next parent/teacher conference. I had several conversations like that with many of their teachers through the years. However, the most important conversations I had about these issues was with my daughters.