Reasons public schools is not good for your child?

[Anonymous]

Foreigner here too.
We researched the best school districts and bought a house there.

NO school will be perfect. In my home country, I paid for private tuition, since it was much cheaper than the tuition for the best privates here, for a comparable academic experience! But here, I'll be damned before I give rich administrators 30-40K of my hard-earned money - it doesn't even go to the teachers!

So the best public school it is, with native language school on weekends, and really good instrumental/choral lessons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please help me decide where to send Dd next year.She is 8 years old and going to Alexandria Public school.Dh is super upset.

Why is your husband super upset that your daughter is going to an Alexandria public schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please help me decide where to send Dd next year.She is 8 years old and going to Alexandria Public school.Dh is super upset.

Why is your DH super upset? Public schools work for a lot of children, most, really.

Dh is upset because I didn't want to spend $26,000 for private school.I told him to wait and see how dd first year in public school goes,before we spend crazy amount of our limited cash. In a new country.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Look, I am a foreigner whose child grew up in the US and goes to a 6 out of 10 public school. It's not the end of the world, let me tell you!
He gets a lot of free enrichment because the school has extra money to take care of the high needs population. He does get bored at times, but even the best schools have a pretty easy curriculum, in elementary I mean.
Just calm down and start at your local school. If it doesn't work out, start looking into options.
Yes the classes are too large, the program too easy, and too much emphasis on discipline. But it's ok.

Thank you.I feel much better and I will send dd to after school activities to keep her busy and learn a musical instrument.She likes piano and dancing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hate public schools.Send your dd to a Catholic school next year.
Welcome to America.

Many public schools are much, much better than many Catholic schools. I went to Catholic schools and my kids' public schools are much better.

Never listen to anyone who claims that one type of school system is better than another. You need to compare school to school, not system to system.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hate public schools.Send your dd to a Catholic school next year.
Welcome to America.

Many public schools are much, much better than many Catholic schools. I went to Catholic schools and my kids' public schools are much better.

Never listen to anyone who claims that one type of school system is better than another. You need to compare school to school, not system to system.

The class size in my dd school for 3rd grade is 22.Is that average in public schools?

[Anonymous]

Large classes
Poor schools
Gangs
Bullies
Subjects are easy for smart above grade kids
Public school lunch is not real healthy food.

Op,
If money is not a issue for you,please send your Dd to private school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:*ARE not

And your punctuation.

Please just send your child SOMEWHERE to attend school. [/quote

Sorry,

English is not my first Language.
My family and I just arrived four months ago.

You're doing GREAT, OP. Welcome to the U.S. I'm glad you're here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look, I am a foreigner whose child grew up in the US and goes to a 6 out of 10 public school. It's not the end of the world, let me tell you!
He gets a lot of free enrichment because the school has extra money to take care of the high needs population. He does get bored at times, but even the best schools have a pretty easy curriculum, in elementary I mean.
Just calm down and start at your local school. If it doesn't work out, start looking into options.
Yes the classes are too large, the program too easy, and too much emphasis on discipline. But it's ok.

Thank you.I feel much better and I will send dd to after school activities to keep her busy and learn a musical instrument.She likes piano and dancing.

She will be fine!
As mom as there is no bullying (and at our predominantly Hispanic school it is not an issue it seems), she is fine.
Yes I agree the food is not the healthiest, but you can send lunch. I don't know what they serve in private schools.
My main grudge with public schools is that not a lot of substance is being taught; at least in K-1, and the discipline is too "traditional", but I have a son, it may be easier for girls. Also, so much depends on the teacher. If you are lucky you are lucky, if not however....
But, just wait it out. It's great your husband is ok with spending money on private. Mine isn't, so I have to make the most of what I have.

[Anonymous]

As long as there is no bullying, not "as mom" (PP here).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Large classes
Poor schools
Gangs
Bullies
Subjects are easy for smart above grade kids
Public school lunch is not real healthy food.

Op,
If money is not a issue for you,please send your Dd to private school.

Gangs of third-graders?

OP, I went to public school, my husband went to public school, my kids go to public school, both of my sisters-in-law went to public school, all of my friends that I have now went to public school, their kids go to public school... In the America I live in, going to public school is the norm. In fact, it's not "going to public school," it's just plain "going to school".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:*ARE not

And your punctuation.

Please just send your child SOMEWHERE to attend school.

You must be a private parent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Large classes
Poor schools
Gangs
Bullies
Subjects are easy for smart above grade kids
Public school lunch is not real healthy food.

Op,
If money is not a issue for you,please send your Dd to private school.

Gangs of third-graders?

OP, I went to public school, my husband went to public school, my kids go to public school, both of my sisters-in-law went to public school, all of my friends that I have now went to public school, their kids go to public school... In the America I live in, going to public school is the norm. In fact, it's not "going to public school," it's just plain "going to school".

+1 Only about 10% of American children attend private schools. Sure, consider it if you find the public school is not meeting your needs but public schools work fine for most families. FWIW, my mom attended Catholic schools for her whole education and absolutely would not send us to Catholic schools (although we were raised Catholic). DH attended a private Christian school for K-8 followed by public high school but also felt public would be best for our kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please help me decide where to send Dd next year.She is 8 years old and going to Alexandria Public school.Dh is super upset.

Why is your DH super upset? Public schools work for a lot of children, most, really.

Dh is upset because I didn't want to spend $26,000 for private school.I told him to wait and see how dd first year in public school goes,before we spend crazy amount of our limited cash. In a new country.

I'm with you, and it's the exact same decision we made. I went to private schools my whole life, so I was really worried about sending DS to public school. But DH and I decided to give it a shot - we weren't going to just send him to school and walk away and ignore his education! If things were bad, we would pull him and send him to private. Not the end of the world.
It turns out, he is thriving in his Maryland public school. Lots of fun enrichment, lots of great classmates and teachers, the math is too slow, but that's not the end of the world (at least for my kid - he's an average smart kid, not some super-genius)
Give it a try! You might be pleasantly surprised. And if you're not, you can always spend the $30,000 next year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hate public schools.Send your dd to a Catholic school next year.
Welcome to America.

Many public schools are much, much better than many Catholic schools. I went to Catholic schools and my kids' public schools are much better.

Never listen to anyone who claims that one type of school system is better than another. You need to compare school to school, not system to system.

The class size in my dd school for 3rd grade is 22.Is that average in public schools?

That is the average in our public schools, though my kids often have 18. But we aren't in the Commonwealth.