Are you at a $40k+ LS/MS that doesn’t offer much beyond public?

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Anonymous wrote:All of the $40+ schools have more playtime, art, music, and science than public school, but likely does not have more math and reading instruction. That may or may not be valuable to you.

There are only so many hours in a day. If you want more art music and play, then that time has to come from somewhere.

In public school my kids spent a LOT of time waiting for teacher to help the rest of the class. Did homework. Read a novel a day. Doodled. Fine to give that up so the core 6 hrs are doing SOMETHING, and homework is for home.

And you think that doesn’t happen in private? The teacher should be helping the kids in class.

There are fewer kids and they are more closer to on level within the class. This is what my kid reports.

Same at my private but the academics are not as good. So going back to public where he will get a better education with more kids in class without the tuition.

No one goes to a religious school expecting the academics to be good

Like NCS? STA? I would add SFS but no one really believes it’s Quaker anymore.

No I mean schools that boast about their religious Bible-based curriculum

But that’s not what you said the first time. Revising your BS statement?

I guess I don’t consider NCS and STA to be religious schools. In the same way I don’t consider Georgetown to be a religious school.

So, yes, you are revising.

Is someone forcing you to send your kids to a religious school? No, didn’t think so. So what do you care what they do?

And you’re a bigot.

- not a religious school parent

Lol I bet

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Complaining about poor curriculum in your “private” school and it turns out to be some low-rent religious school = complaining you got bedbugs in Monte Carlo and it turns out you stayed in a crappy hostel

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^ Like seriously, don’t waste your money on these crappy low-rent religious schools expecting something special. If you can afford it go for a true independent, or just stay public. The public schools in this area are generally excellent.

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Wow. Someone needs a nap.

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Anonymous wrote:Complaining about poor curriculum in your “private” school and it turns out to be some low-rent religious school = complaining you got bedbugs in Monte Carlo and it turns out you stayed in a crappy hostel

We are enrolled in an expensive religious private school and it’s curriculum is disappointing. Some classes were better run public. Nor is it followed by all the classes. Paying for shine.

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It is useless to generalize. I think you need to only compare the actual public and private schools you are considering.

My kid was in a “good” public middle school where DC was assigned three books total to read in all of DC’s three years there. DC didn’t write anything longer than two paragraphs the entire time. DC was supposedly in a top math class but barely tested into regular math in private high school. DC also reported kids were vaping in class when the teachers turned their backs. We moved the younger kids to private for middle school.

So in our case, no, the private school was far better. But that’s only the difference between the two schools my kids have experience with. I’m sure there are better public schools. I wish my kid could have attended one!

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Anonymous wrote:It is useless to generalize. I think you need to only compare the actual public and private schools you are considering.

My kid was in a “good” public middle school where DC was assigned three books total to read in all of DC’s three years there. DC didn’t write anything longer than two paragraphs the entire time. DC was supposedly in a top math class but barely tested into regular math in private high school. DC also reported kids were vaping in class when the teachers turned their backs. We moved the younger kids to private for middle school.

So in our case, no, the private school was far better. But that’s only the difference between the two schools my kids have experience with. I’m sure there are better public schools. I wish my kid could have attended one!

Yes, all of this. The question is really about your specific kids and your specific school options. I have quiet, well behaved girls who were generally ignored in our good public school but are drawn out in a smaller private all girls environment. I don’t think that all private schools are better than public or that I would choose this school for any girl, but I think we’re making the best choice for our particular kids at this time. I never bash our local public school either, I think it meets most of my neighbors needs well I just wanted something different for my girls.

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I think the past two posters have hit the nail on the head.

I'll add that it is also about your desires as a parent and what you value for your specific children. With the caveat being that you don't get everything, so you have to pick the most important to you of the available options.

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Anonymous wrote:Complaining about poor curriculum in your “private” school and it turns out to be some low-rent religious school = complaining you got bedbugs in Monte Carlo and it turns out you stayed in a crappy hostel

We are enrolled in an expensive religious private school and it’s curriculum is disappointing. Some classes were better run public. Nor is it followed by all the classes. Paying for shine.

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Anonymous wrote:It is useless to generalize. I think you need to only compare the actual public and private schools you are considering.

My kid was in a “good” public middle school where DC was assigned three books total to read in all of DC’s three years there. DC didn’t write anything longer than two paragraphs the entire time. DC was supposedly in a top math class but barely tested into regular math in private high school. DC also reported kids were vaping in class when the teachers turned their backs. We moved the younger kids to private for middle school.

So in our case, no, the private school was far better. But that’s only the difference between the two schools my kids have experience with. I’m sure there are better public schools. I wish my kid could have attended one!

Yes, all of this. The question is really about your specific kids and your specific school options. I have quiet, well behaved girls who were generally ignored in our good public school but are drawn out in a smaller private all girls environment. I don’t think that all private schools are better than public or that I would choose this school for any girl, but I think we’re making the best choice for our particular kids at this time. I never bash our local public school either, I think it meets most of my neighbors needs well I just wanted something different for my girls.

Yes, it is student, teacher, and school specific.

People are quiet about their decisions too so you’ll never really know. I’m the PP above. I’ve never shared DCs experiences (lack of reading/writing, vaping in class, etc.) with anyone whose kids are in our public school. What good would it do? Maybe they had different teachers and had a good experience.

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Anonymous wrote:Complaining about poor curriculum in your “private” school and it turns out to be some low-rent religious school = complaining you got bedbugs in Monte Carlo and it turns out you stayed in a crappy hostel

We're in a low-rent religious elementary school and we have an AWESOME curriculum. Singapore Math, phonics, and lots of classic books - D'Aulaire's Greek Myths, Charlotte's Web, The Hobbit, King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, Beowulf, etc. Leagues ahead of our local public. The raw talent of the students may be outclassed by that of some of the more pricey independents, but the low-renters aren't suffering under Lucy Caulkins.