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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have taught in both high-income private and medium/low-income public. Bad behavior in the private meant spoiled and obnoxious kids. Bad behavior in public meant neglected and angry kids. I’ll take the latter any day.[/quote]

My kid was in a high income public elementary.  A friend was stalked by a fetal alcohol kid in third grade, school said there was little they could do.  A classmate in kindergarten hit, pushed and stabbed other kids with pencils and scissors --kid was emotionally neglected.  Another child with special needs would have full fledged temper tantrums several times a week, which brought class to a halt, despite the presence of a one to one aide.

Our private both kicks out and counsels out kids with behavior problems.  Have never experienced behavior remotely close to what we observed in our public elementary.[/quote]

I’ve had similar experiences working in a very well regarded public K-2 while sending my own child to the parochial. Virtually all the parochial school kids are Catholic so we got some weird looks from neighbors sending our child to Catholic. What they didn’t know is what I saw in the public school daily:

-a class getting routinely evacuated for an emotionally disturbed kid

-same kid running the halls and sometimes shutting things down because he also tried to run outside (and school is at a busy intersection)

-kids routinely cursing at teachers and other adults, talking about topics related to sex and drugs, flipping the middle finger (and remember these are kids no older than 8!)

-kindergarteners wetting themselves and having to sit in their pee for the rest of the day because there was no nurse or because she wouldn’t call parents

-gym class being disturbed by a kid who threw chairs and gym equipment (consequence was taking a walk, skipping gym, and getting to eat a snack)

I could actually go on but I think you get the picture. I always planned to send my own child to public schools, but I didn’t know what public schools are like today. In a good day, the kids are all zoned out on their 1-to-1 iPads. [/quote]

Meh. All this teaches neurotypical kids to be resilient and accepting of kids with differences.

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Exactly - and my kids are also very tough while also being compassionate - they can handle a variety of situations and personalities seamlessly. Life skills like that are invaluable. [/quote]

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