UVA study - private vs. public

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Meh. Neither Private nor Public schools are great. Our kids go to magnet programs and we supplement heavily. I can't let my kids education be dragged down to the pathetic levels of K-12 education in this country. We are already seeing the decline of US. We need to see where the future jobs are going to be. US kids are no longer competitive globally. Everywhere you see it is the kids of new immigrants who are succeeding.

In other words, US kids. Right? Or are the kids in the US who have immigrant parents not US kids? Or they're US kids*? Or what?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tracking: As a teacher with 30+ years experience in Montgomery County, and as a student who grew up with tracking, it is the best method for average and high-achieving kids. We cannot sacrifice those smart/super-smart kids for the lower achievers who rarely make it out of the SES class anyway. Sorry to break the news to you. They rarely come from families who value education. You cannot just wish that that they did and it becomes true.

I have seen MoCo dilute and dilute the curriculum for 30 years, and so has every teacher who has been here for decades. I sent my own kids to private schools starting in middle (junior high) schools. Many, many public school teachers do the same.

As an MCPS teacher I couldn’t disagree with you more. I’m sure you don’t share these views at work. It must be nice to do it anonymously so your school doesn’t know the real you.

[Anonymous]

I don't send my kids to a private school for an academic edge. I do it to coddle them. They are, of course, who they are. The private can't give them IQ points.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think the study is interesting, and not too surprising, but I do think there are differences between public schools and private schools that factor in. Sidwell is not the same as (pick your school), and Whitman is not the same as say Anacostia HS (one of the lowest performing DC high schools). I'm sure a high SES student will do equally well at Sidwell or Whitman. Not so sure you get the same outcome at Sidwell vs. Anacostia. But maybe the study adjusted for that - the article didn't get into that detail.

yeah and the other factor is that the the quality in private schools really varies. Catholic schools in particular follow a really dated education model that relies a lot on whole class instruction and that isn't great for kids who a lot of educational deficits