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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Private school generally excel at writing instruction not math and science.  And being a strong writer has its advantages.[/quote]

I don't know why people keep perpetuating this myth.[/quote]

Is it ?[/quote]

I don’t know if its generally true or not that private school has better writing instruction, but having done both, it definitely was in our case.[/quote]

Our public is very good  with writing skills.  What they lacked early on was spelling, grammar and traditional math (especially text books).  For an average child in math, any school is fine.  Most privates don't start kids in Algebra till later.[/quote]

That is the point though -- starting Algebra later does not mean they are not good at math and science. Many would argue just the opposite. My kids were accelerated in public school and had terrible teachers and were basically teaching themselves. My DC in private school is going at a normal pace and is much stronger at math for it - he's being taught better, not faster, and may be the one who ends up a math major.[/quote]

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