What public doesn’t teach

[Anonymous]

I'd put my public school senior up against graduates from any private school in terms of those skills. Actually, that'll happen next year when he attends the highly-ranked college he selected.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd put my public school senior up against graduates from any private school in terms of those skills. Actually, that'll happen next year when he attends the highly-ranked college he selected.

Congrats and best wishes.

[Anonymous]

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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.

Also:

Public speaking/presentation skills
Social-emotional kills

Again, my public school kid routinely gives presentations in class and the school has an explicit SEL curriculum, including a peer mediation program.

But yet you are here.

That's what happens when an inflammatory statement catches your eye in "Recent Topics"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Also:

Public speaking/presentation skills
Social-emotional kills

Again, my public school kid routinely gives presentations in class and the school has an explicit SEL curriculum, including a peer mediation program.

Same here. My kid had to write a scientific paper on an original research project, with presentations, full academic citations and peer and teacher review in 9th grade at a public school. I didn't do anything that intense even during my bachelor's degree.

[Anonymous]

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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.

I'm curious...who pays for public school? I regret spending much more in my tax dollars for public schools that are dismal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Also:

Public speaking/presentation skills
Social-emotional kills

Again, my public school kid routinely gives presentations in class and the school has an explicit SEL curriculum, including a peer mediation program.

Same here. My kid had to write a scientific paper on an original research project, with presentations, full academic citations and peer and teacher review in 9th grade at a public school. I didn't do anything that intense even during my bachelor's degree.

I’m sorry but that doesn’t seem intense at all. Peer reviewed by who - a bunch of 14 year old 9th graders? Wow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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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.

I'm curious...who pays for public school? I regret spending much more in my tax dollars for public schools that are dismal.

I also regret having to fund public schools. Online programs would be a small fraction of the cost for taxpayers and could still have free tuition for parents.

[Anonymous]

*Refinement
*Class
*How to deal with the upper crust in business
*How to be quiet
*How to be a free thinker

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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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.

The thread is about your agenda to end public education in America at the most and at the very least have taxpayers pay for vouchers for private schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Both my wife and I attended public schools; private school was not in our plans for our children, nor did we spend any time even thinking about it. We live in "highly ranked" public school system and were operating on autopilot.

The abysmal performance of public schools during COVID introduced us to private school; what a silver lining that turned out to be!

Having my children at a school where teachers and parents collaborate; where parents' voices matter; where schools require and enforce good behavior and respect of teachers by students; where real learning to each child's potential takes place instead of a lowest-common denominator approach; where politics are left out of education; makes all the difference.

Once, I never thought my children would attend private school. Now, I know that they will never be sent back to public school again.

Being in public school was like being the proverbial frog in the slowly boiling pot of water---until we got out, we did not realize how bad it had become, and how much worse it was getting every year.

What is inherently political about public school vs private school? It sounds like you are saying public school in the fact that they exist is a political act.
Oh well you send your kids to private school and you will continue to pay taxes in part to support public schools and that is great! I love that our society values a free education for all!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Both my wife and I attended public schools; private school was not in our plans for our children, nor did we spend any time even thinking about it. We live in "highly ranked" public school system and were operating on autopilot.

The abysmal performance of public schools during COVID introduced us to private school; what a silver lining that turned out to be!

Having my children at a school where teachers and parents collaborate; where parents' voices matter; where schools require and enforce good behavior and respect of teachers by students; where real learning to each child's potential takes place instead of a lowest-common denominator approach; where politics are left out of education; makes all the difference.

Once, I never thought my children would attend private school. Now, I know that they will never be sent back to public school again.

Being in public school was like being the proverbial frog in the slowly boiling pot of water---until we got out, we did not realize how bad it had become, and how much worse it was getting every year.

What is inherently political about public school vs private school? It sounds like you are saying public school in the fact that they exist is a political act.
Oh well you send your kids to private school and you will continue to pay taxes in part to support public schools and that is great! I love that our society values a free education for all!

Public schools receive too much funding.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can spot the private school kids in a coffee shop.

Me too. And in restaurants. It’s usually the ones whose parents are still ordering for the 12yr old. Which I didn’t realize was a thing until waiters kept being astounded that my then 8yr old could order for themself.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I can spot the private school kids in a coffee shop.

Me too. And in restaurants. It’s usually the ones whose parents are still ordering for the 12yr old. Which I didn’t realize was a thing until waiters kept being astounded that my then 8yr old could order for themself.

What? My 5yo in private can easily read a menu and order. He also speaks 3 languages.

[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.

Can you give 1 example?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Our public school has a very popular creative writing class that my child will be taking next year. It's hilarious that you think private school math is better than public. Math is one subject where public school parents know exactly where their kids stand compared to other kids, do private school parents have the same information?

Phillips in Massachusetts performs well in math competitions, but I can't name a DC area school that does.