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[quote=Anonymous]Oops, correcting typos here -

[quote=Anonymous]There is a middle ground. Many well-educated and well-off parents (myself and DH included) had 100% planned on public schools and slowly became disenchanted or even alarmed by what they saw at public school. We sent DS to a very small and cheap church play based daycare morning program for socialization, followed by a very crunchy liberal preschool where diversity, inclusion and the natural world were major components of the program. So far, so good. Then came public elementary.

You are either lucky and have your kids in a decent public that looks nothing like ours, or you just aren't paying attention. Mine went through the first couple of years barely reading (mostly guessing), which I supplemented at home. Then came writing, or rather... the lack of writing. I never expected math to be challenging, but the program is a full grade level behind FCPS Virginia state standards. We [b]began by[/b] supplementing a little bit at home, and also sending him to a center for math which he LOVED. But as time went on it just became too much, time and money wise. We are [b]now [/b]at a parochial school where they learn to write, read, and spell. We expect to still supplement with math. That doesn't even touch on the behavioral concerns and classroom management issues at school. Teachers and districts have their hands tied when it comes to discipline. There's no sending Jimmy to the principal's office the way it was done when you and I were attending school. Now Jimmy gets to take a walk, run around school, pick a couple of special snacks, and go back to class when he feels like it.

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