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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My only comment is my son went from a very small private school to public  in 8th grade (this year). I think he thought he died and went to heaven. In hindsight i now know the social opportunities for my son was way way way too small for his big personality and large social needs.

he has struggled academically in public. it’s not that he lacks the skills but that i now realize that his private school really babied him. [b]In public the teachers don’t give a shit if you don’t study for a test or don’t turn something in, you get the F. they don’t care to update the online materials. if my son doesn’t write it down and forget to do something that’s on him. Theses much more personal accountability in my sons public than private. in his private they just made sure nobody slipped though the cracks. [/b]

oh and he was also thrilled to death that he no longer was forced to play an instrument and I gotta say i’m thrilled too!

but in a nutshell my son took to a big public school like a duck to water and very quickly made a ton of friends. He also already knew some kids because he always played local rec sports so it wasn’t like he didn’t know anyone. He came in knowing about 5 kids and that’s all it took. I will say though the girls have been VERY agressive. that really took me back. [/quote]

This is so inaccurate...in fact it is exactly the opposite.  Much more accountability in private school. Public schools give 50% for kids who do no work at all and always give credit despite work being late. Public schools have severe grade inflation.[/quote]

well that hasn’t been my kids experience. he’s earned a few Fs. That NEVER happened in private school. a the private school was on his butt at all times. I don’t have to do jack shit. It’s been a learning curve for me in public school because now i have to be on his butt. learned that after a very rough Q1.[/quote]

Both can be true.  A public school may allow makeups, but if you don’t do the make up then you will get an F.  The teacher is less likely to proactively engage a parent during the term so an F can easily get printed on the report card.

A private school is likely to intervene earlier and more forcefully if a kid has bad grades.  The teacher will reach out to parents at an earlier stage to turn things around.[/quote]

My kids’ public schools send instant notice of every single grade. You know their grade at the same time they do.  It isn’t a mystery. [/quote]

Hmm.  I don’t get notice.  In fact, some teachers don’t update grades for several weeks/months in my child’s public middle school. [/quote]

Wait until high school. You will be so sick of getting hourly grade feedback every day. [/quote]

lol! i have a senior in high school and it takes WEEKS to get grades back. So much so that each quarter is a suprise.

not sure what kind of work your kid does but it takes quite a while to grade and give feedback on papers. Calc tests as well take some time.

maybe your kids go to a school that only administers multiple choice online tests. [/quote]

Whitman. [/quote]

i’d hate to know how watered down that rigor is when you have teachers who can instantly grade assignments. i’m guessing your kid does nearly zero writing.[/quote]

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