What public doesn’t teach

[Anonymous]

Writing
Critical thinking
Creativity
Organization and study skills
In depth math

Have been at a highly ranked public from 1-6th and am appalled by the shallowness of the curriculum. I feel terrible for what my kid has missed.

[Anonymous]

This is why we don’t pay attention to “ high rankings” it’s literally about test scores. We’ve been saying this on dcum for years.
My kid is in 5th grade in private and she’s staying there thru 8th. It’s like night and day compared to mcps.

[Anonymous]

Why send her back? Scary 😟

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is why we don’t pay attention to “ high rankings” it’s literally about test scores. We’ve been saying this on dcum for years.
My kid is in 5th grade in private and she’s staying there thru 8th. It’s like night and day compared to mcps.

This. MCPS has put teachers in the position where they must teach to the (standardized) test. Private school teachers have far more latitude in their assessment techniques. My private school kid did not take a standardized test until the SSAT when applying out of a K-8 for HS.

[Anonymous]

Lol you posted this on the private school forum. Did you expect posters to disagree with you?

Have fun spending tens of thousands of dollars a year only to see your kids end up exactly the same as the public school kids in life.

[Anonymous]

But does private teach how to be a good test taker?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lol you posted this on the private school forum. Did you expect posters to disagree with you?

Have fun spending tens of thousands of dollars a year only to see your kids end up exactly the same as the public school kids in life.

NP. My goal in life for my kids is to help them be as happy, intelligent, and self aware as they can be. Not to get them to make millions.

I do think in most cases all that private school gives you will help in life and will be an advantage.
So I am happy to spend tens of thousands of dollars because my kids will not be the same people they would have been in public…

[Anonymous]

This is why many of us consider public schools to be a failure.

[Anonymous]

In depth math?

The lack of in depth math is why we left our private school. We had to tutor our kids over the summer to get them up to the level of the high performing public school kids in our district.

[Anonymous]

Lol this is the “Pat ourselves on the back” thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is why many of us consider public schools to be a failure.

Nobody is ever going to come out & say they regret spending $45,000/year on private.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is why many of us consider public schools to be a failure.

Nobody is ever going to come out & say they regret spending $45,000/year on private.

The true cost of a free public education makes public a terrible deal. So many people regret using their public schools. That is what this thread is about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is why many of us consider public schools to be a failure.

Nobody is ever going to come out & say they regret spending $45,000/year on private.

The true cost of a free public education makes public a terrible deal. So many people regret using their public schools. That is what this thread is about.

Again, nobody is going to admit to buyer’s remorse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Writing
Critical thinking
Creativity
Organization and study skills
In depth math

Have been at a highly ranked public from 1-6th and am appalled by the shallowness of the curriculum. I feel terrible for what my kid has missed.

Since there is no detail whatsoever here about what was actually taught (just a list of topics that ARE taught to some degree) and what you expected to be taught, this is just an emotional outburst for others to applaud. We don't even know if you have realistic expectations for a sixth grader, nor can we assess whether privates will meet your expectations either.

That's how someone would actually evaluate this issue in depth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Writing
Critical thinking
Creativity
Organization and study skills
In depth math

Have been at a highly ranked public from 1-6th and am appalled by the shallowness of the curriculum. I feel terrible for what my kid has missed.

My child is a product of public schools and learned all those things. She is graduating next week and will attend Virginia Tech.

Reality is most privates lack these basics. Some even teach that humans and dinosaurs existed at the same time and the earth is only 8,000 years old. 🤷‍♀️