Behavioral Issues at Private Schools

[Anonymous]

What are the big3?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I pulled my child from a small private because DC's class was full of out of control boys whose parents clearly enrolled them because they didn't know how to deal with them. The school didn't know either.

Normal little boy behavior is often intolerantly diagnosed as a ‘behavioral issue’.

What is normal little boy behavior?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I pulled my child from a small private because DC's class was full of out of control boys whose parents clearly enrolled them because they didn't know how to deal with them. The school didn't know either.

Normal little boy behavior is often intolerantly diagnosed as a ‘behavioral issue’.

What is normal little boy behavior?

Ants in the pants

[Anonymous]

Let's be real; if you can afford private you go private.

[Anonymous]

Are we talking about the kids or the parents?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let's be real; if you can afford private you go private.

We can afford private. We did it for years. We are so much happier in public. When the bully's parents are donors the school does nothing. I'd much rather dd be at a public school where everyone is on the same level.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let's be real; if you can afford private you go private.

We stopped after first kid’s 3rd year in lower school. wash DC private schools are too political, too progressive to teach the basics (every parent ended up teaching their kid how to read and do math at home- either before or during K or 1st), and tell kids what to think not how to think. At year 3 we simultaneously put second kid in public school for K, saw it for ourselves, and the next year they were both in public with third kid starting public one year later. No one has needed nor wanted private school since then or yet. Lots of options, though we’d prob only consider Potomac, ncs, Holton or maybe a Jesuit upper school. Money is not an issue.

[Anonymous]

I think this is more of an issue elementary and middle schools than high school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let's be real; if you can afford private you go private.

You are funny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I pulled my child from a small private because DC's class was full of out of control boys whose parents clearly enrolled them because they didn't know how to deal with them. The school didn't know either.

Normal little boy behavior is often intolerantly diagnosed as a ‘behavioral issue’.

What is normal little boy behavior?

Ants in the pants

Talk about intolerant - trying have a little GIRL with ants in her pants at one of these schools!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let's be real; if you can afford private you go private.

You are funny.

The people who say this actually believe it which is the most amazing part.

[Anonymous]

I agree private schools are weak in teaching foundational phonics and math, but public is moving in that direction. Schools are getting political and introducing ethnic in the younger grades. Look at the Seattle public schools tying together social justice and math.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree private schools are weak in teaching foundational phonics and math, but public is moving in that direction. Schools are getting political and introducing ethnic in the younger grades. Look at the Seattle public schools tying together social justice and math.

What is "introducing ethnic"?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let's be real; if you can afford private you go private.

You are funny.

The people who say this actually believe it which is the most amazing part.

We used to be one of these people. Our school was one well regarded ones. It costs 17k in Nursery, 38k in upper grades. That's a salary for some people. We assumed that meant it was better than public schools. Things that are expensive must be better than things that are free. We were wrong. My child came home telling me about a student slapping the teacher across the face When we were at school I could see that this child was out of control. Smaller school meant less resources to deal with that child. Then we went to a birthday party where most of the class was there and I could see that he was not the only one with issues. Just because class sizes are small doesn't mean your child is getting more attention. A class of 12 where one child is a terror and five have varying degrees of issues. We're in public now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree private schools are weak in teaching foundational phonics and math, but public is moving in that direction. Schools are getting political and introducing ethnic in the younger grades. Look at the Seattle public schools tying together social justice and math.

Long read but spot on. Need to find a school in DC area that hasn’t lost its way or is misguidedly defining social justice in a leftist manner.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/596668/