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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just think it's funny to compare how many people insist that they are sending their kids to private school for reasons that have nothing to do with college admissions, that they don't care about college admissions, etc., with how many people freak out when their private school's college admissions stats for the year are not up to snuff.  Like, maybe these are two completely distinct groups, but I think that's pretty unlikely.  There are a lot of people who talk a good game, but when the rubber hits the road, they absolutely expect that spending all that money means their kid will get into the elite colleges they want.[/quote]

In 2023, the majority of former 'public school advocates' (self-included- spouse and I public K-12 and kids public k-8), switched to private because of failings in the public school. Period.  This was in the curriculum, the rigor, and the social environment that was extreme.

Our public school system really crapped out during Covid and never recovered.  However, the rigor of the school was already on a steep decline.  The switch to 'equity for all' meant that they couldn't teach kids new material or elevate them because it would be 'inequitable' to other students without the same means or tech equipment. So there was a 'dumbing down of all'.  Then, nobody had their cameras on and kids were being granted 'As' for essentially signing their name in Canvas. They got multiple, MULTIPLE extensions and corrections.  And corrections DO NOT correlate to acquisition of knowledge like many public school advocates claim. The kids now are given the answers.  There was very little grammar or writing instruction and the accelerated math programs were churning them out and pushing them ahead without the basics.

Next add in the social environment which got really screwy.  Post-Covid Discipline was basically stopped. iphones were everywhere with little regulation.  SROs were let go because they were 'racist'.  Drugs were being used in school.  A kid died from an overdose in school.  There were unreported assaults.  And the whole pronoun, transgender stuff got fully out of control and 2/3s were identifying (which isn't even statistically accurate).

SO, most of us put A LOT of thought into the educational and social development of our kids before moving them to private.  The teacher involvement, time, attention, expectations and rigor was MUCH greater.  The iphone usage was not allowed in any academic building.  There was discipline.  My one kid served detention for 'talking in class' and the other one for having his iphone out in the hallway of an academic building.  There were expulsions for serious infractions.  Accountability.

Now, add in the community service requirements for each quarter and the teaching of values about helping others, kindness, empathy, etc.  The full development of the child.

Do you see anywhere that I mentioned a concern for college placement?  
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