What do you like best about having your child(ren) in private school?

[Anonymous]

Honestly, it’s not the disability, it’s the disruption. Properly resourced it wouldn’t be an issue. But it never is properly resourced. Far more kids need one on one aids than receive them. I understand why this is so, but understanding doesn’t solve the problem.

My kid did have a few experiences with disruptive kids in his private school. I don’t know if they had special needs or not. They were counseled out one by one. Hopefully they all found environments where they were able to engage with the material in a way that they were not able to in my kid’s classroom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Single sex academics. And the small class sizes.

And, horses. The horses are really nice.

[Anonymous]

We were public K-8 and we are so happy with kids' private high school.

Smaller class size (both classroom and # in grade).
Really phenomenal teachers.
So well-run and organized.
Safety.
College counseling/prep.
Merit-based is ok--and it's ok to promote it. (not every snowflake gets what they want).
Writing program.
Rigor.
No re-takes.
School spirit.
Warm and friendly students.
Service is required every year and the importance of giving back is stressed.
More traditional. Not too over the board with "WOKE culture", but very accepting environment for everyone.
Facilities.
No distractions with the opposite sex. Can focus better on academics during the day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP how many threads should we have on this?

Private works for some kids of course.

Public has way better math.
Public for most kids college options are better.

Yeah your private big whoop.

We did both private is not better than publc mother of Ivy league public. I am tired of these threads they are absurd.

Now if your kid is at Andover or Exeter sure DMV privates LOL no

We had AWFUL, god AWFUL math teachers at our public MS. And this was a 'wealthy' pyramid in VA. The math teachers at our private high school are phenomenal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP how many threads should we have on this?

Private works for some kids of course.

Public has way better math.
Public for most kids college options are better.

Yeah your private big whoop.

We did both private is not better than publc mother of Ivy league public. I am tired of these threads they are absurd.

Now if your kid is at Andover or Exeter sure DMV privates LOL no

Your grammar and punctuation are so atrocious, it's extremely difficult to decipher what you are saying. However, I assume you meant that you had children in both public and private schools and that one of your children went to an Ivy League school. Yay for you? For many parents, it's not about an Ivy League education, but about finding the best environment for their child. I appreciate that your children were successful in both environments, but that is not the case for everyone. Blanket statements like "public has way better math" are not always true. This is very clearly school by school, as is your statement regarding college options. I'm not sure why you felt the need to comment. Your comment is absurd.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP how many threads should we have on this?

Private works for some kids of course.

Public has way better math.
Public for most kids college options are better.

Yeah your private big whoop.

We did both private is not better than publc mother of Ivy league public. I am tired of these threads they are absurd.

Now if your kid is at Andover or Exeter sure DMV privates LOL no

If you're tired of it, why are you on the private school forum?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP how many threads should we have on this?

Private works for some kids of course.

Public has way better math.
Public for most kids college options are better.

Yeah your private big whoop.

We did both private is not better than publc mother of Ivy league public. I am tired of these threads they are absurd.

Now if your kid is at Andover or Exeter sure DMV privates LOL no

If you're tired of it, why are you on the private school forum?

Agree. And even if the answer is I was looking under Recent Topics... you don't have to read every post.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP how many threads should we have on this?

Private works for some kids of course.

Public has way better math.
Public for most kids college options are better.

Yeah your private big whoop.

We did both private is not better than publc mother of Ivy league public. I am tired of these threads they are absurd.

Now if your kid is at Andover or Exeter sure DMV privates LOL no

Your grammar and punctuation are so atrocious, it's extremely difficult to decipher what you are saying. However, I assume you meant that you had children in both public and private schools and that one of your children went to an Ivy League school. Yay for you? For many parents, it's not about an Ivy League education, but about finding the best environment for their child. I appreciate that your children were successful in both environments, but that is not the case for everyone. Blanket statements like "public has way better math" are not always true. This is very clearly school by school, as is your statement regarding college options. I'm not sure why you felt the need to comment. Your comment is absurd.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP how many threads should we have on this?

Private works for some kids of course.

Public has way better math.
Public for most kids college options are better.

Yeah your private big whoop.

We did both private is not better than publc mother of Ivy league public. I am tired of these threads they are absurd.

Now if your kid is at Andover or Exeter sure DMV privates LOL no

I went to one of Andover or Exeter and believe my kid’s private school is very high quality. Just like any large metro area, the DC area has low and high quality private schools.

[Anonymous]

The overall calmness of the whole place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The overall calmness of the whole place.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have all four of our kids at independent schools, 2 started in public before we moved them in early elementary school. I have lots of good things to say about the benefits of private schools.

However, I am really struck by the ugly comments and acceptance that it’s ok to want to segregate our kids from kids with special needs. I understand not wanting your child’s education to be significantly impacted by disruptive behavior, but literally the post are talking about being happy that kids with special needs aren’t around them.

For parents who feel that way, you need to work on yourselves.

FWIW, my kids are not disruptive, but I had a sibling (who died from medical complications from their disability) who had a disability and the staring, pointing, and unkind words from adults and kids directed at my sibling were extremely hurtful. This kind of attitude and desire to shield your children from people with disabilities is behind that behavior toward people with disabilities.

As a fellow private school parent (whose children previously attended public) I think what these PPs are trying to say is not that they want their child to avoid all children with disabilities but just the ones whose classroom behavior impede upon their child’s own learning. So in other words, a quirky kid with high functioning autism would be ok to be in little Johnny’s class, but not an autistic kid who is having a sensory related meltdown 5 times a day and throwing things around in the classroom.

An inattentive kid with ADHD is ok to have as a classmate, but not a kid with ADHD who is constantly yelling out, getting out of his seat and disrupting their kid from hearing the teacher or from completing their own assignment.

A kid with mild anxiety issues is ok, but not a kid with such severe mental health issues that he is a threat to others.

Unfortunately all these kids are sitting in the same public school classroom these days (to the detriment of the teacher and other students), all for the sake of inclusion and the ‘least restrictive environment.’ Many of these kids should actually be in a separate classroom or sometimes even in a separate school that can actually address their needs.

Private school avoids all of these issues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have all four of our kids at independent schools, 2 started in public before we moved them in early elementary school. I have lots of good things to say about the benefits of private schools.

However, I am really struck by the ugly comments and acceptance that it’s ok to want to segregate our kids from kids with special needs. I understand not wanting your child’s education to be significantly impacted by disruptive behavior, but literally the post are talking about being happy that kids with special needs aren’t around them.

For parents who feel that way, you need to work on yourselves.

FWIW, my kids are not disruptive, but I had a sibling (who died from medical complications from their disability) who had a disability and the staring, pointing, and unkind words from adults and kids directed at my sibling were extremely hurtful. This kind of attitude and desire to shield your children from people with disabilities is behind that behavior toward people with disabilities.

As a fellow private school parent (whose children previously attended public) I think what these PPs are trying to say is not that they want their child to avoid all children with disabilities but just the ones whose classroom behavior impede upon their child’s own learning. So in other words, a quirky kid with high functioning autism would be ok to be in little Johnny’s class, but not an autistic kid who is having a sensory related meltdown 5 times a day and throwing things around in the classroom.

An inattentive kid with ADHD is ok to have as a classmate, but not a kid with ADHD who is constantly yelling out, getting out of his seat and disrupting their kid from hearing the teacher or from completing their own assignment.

A kid with mild anxiety issues is ok, but not a kid with such severe mental health issues that he is a threat to others.

Unfortunately all these kids are sitting in the same public school classroom these days (to the detriment of the teacher and other students), all for the sake of inclusion and the ‘least restrictive environment.’ Many of these kids should actually be in a separate classroom or sometimes even in a separate school that can actually address their needs.

Private school avoids all of these issues.

I think this hits very close to the truth. At a recent open house for an independent school, the HOS response when asked about neurodiversity was that they can support a lot through individualized education but there is a difference between learning differences and behavioral issues.

[Anonymous]

That they actually have school! FCPS sibling has barely had a full week of school all year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have all four of our kids at independent schools, 2 started in public before we moved them in early elementary school. I have lots of good things to say about the benefits of private schools.

However, I am really struck by the ugly comments and acceptance that it’s ok to want to segregate our kids from kids with special needs. I understand not wanting your child’s education to be significantly impacted by disruptive behavior, but literally the post are talking about being happy that kids with special needs aren’t around them.

For parents who feel that way, you need to work on yourselves.

FWIW, my kids are not disruptive, but I had a sibling (who died from medical complications from their disability) who had a disability and the staring, pointing, and unkind words from adults and kids directed at my sibling were extremely hurtful. This kind of attitude and desire to shield your children from people with disabilities is behind that behavior toward people with disabilities.

As a fellow private school parent (whose children previously attended public) I think what these PPs are trying to say is not that they want their child to avoid all children with disabilities but just the ones whose classroom behavior impede upon their child’s own learning. So in other words, a quirky kid with high functioning autism would be ok to be in little Johnny’s class, but not an autistic kid who is having a sensory related meltdown 5 times a day and throwing things around in the classroom.

An inattentive kid with ADHD is ok to have as a classmate, but not a kid with ADHD who is constantly yelling out, getting out of his seat and disrupting their kid from hearing the teacher or from completing their own assignment.

A kid with mild anxiety issues is ok, but not a kid with such severe mental health issues that he is a threat to others.

Unfortunately all these kids are sitting in the same public school classroom these days (to the detriment of the teacher and other students), all for the sake of inclusion and the ‘least restrictive environment.’ Many of these kids should actually be in a separate classroom or sometimes even in a separate school that can actually address their needs.

Private school avoids all of these issues.

100% agree with all of this. And my kid is one of the ones with disabilities. Not disruptive ones but learning disabilities none the less. He would have been completely lost in public school. Private schools are not going to put up with the kids who disrupt other kids learning and I'm 100% ok with that. Not the PC answer you want but that's why we're in private.