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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What are your reasons for considering private school then?[/quote]

School is overly focused (IMO) on edtech. IMO sometimes you have to do things like drill 7-3 and 2x2 and get the repetition in without trying to gamify all learning.

School is overly focused (IMO) on PTA candy drives, special assemblies, special game days or sport days, PJ dress up days, and adding more and more social emotional learning initiatives. I’m all for SEL but it’s just too much. School has plenty of money and we don’t need endless fundraisers to get money to throw more parties or add more movie days.

Lack of writing instruction (No spelling instruction. They don’t write enough by hand or at least I don’t see it. I’ve seen 2 pieces brought home this year)

Math curriculum is a year behind and mostly done on math apps

Behavior code. I’m down with kids learning manners and polite behavior.

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I'm a PP and I totally forgot edtech and the lack of textbooks. Cannot tell you how nice it is to have my kids bringing home worksheets they tore out of their workbooks for homework with a textbook (some of them online, but oh well) we can look at if I need to refresh my memory on something. My kids take notes. They do more than just learn cursive - which our public did - they actually have to use it. This is utterly different than my [b]second grader[/b] still being given pandemic-era slide decks to do math assignments. The main time edtech is used in school for elementary is to teach typing, something our public didn't even bother with unless you took an elective in 7th grade.

FWIW you won't see less fundraising in public though. Every possible opportunity the school will remind you to donate.[/quote]

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