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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We gave public school a try.  I have twins; one had a great teacher in K and the other had a flaky teacher. The flaky teacher was horrible, I wanted to pull him out of the class but my DH said no, he's already made friends, etc.  He was already reading and since the flaky teacher didn't have a lot of time to do reading groups, I hired a reading tutor for the summer.  I spoke with the V. Principal and expressed my concerns; asking for a more organized teacher for 1st grade. He has one of the best 1st grade teachers, he's making a huge progress.  Very happy thus far, but DH and I do evaluate every year to make sure things are going the way we think they should (using our own logic)

Yes, private has smaller classes, helpful to some students but I see kids thriving in our school with a classroom of 23-25 kids.  A lot of the first grade kids are reading above their grade level.

From what I've seen, it also has a lot to do with the teacher.  A highly organized efficient teacher can move and shake a class like nobody's business. A flaky, disorganized teacher spends lots of time on correcting behavior because there is no organization in the classroom.[/quote]

I agree that a good teacher, regardless of public or private, is really the most important factor. [/quote]

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