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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your kids will be fine, though there will undoubtedly be an adjustment period.

Our kids did both at various times, and they had homework in both public and private. Here's an example that will show how it's just different. (not necessarily better or worse)

4th grade public: Eight math problems. Five are simple problems; two are word problems; one is a sort of theoretical "explore this" question.

Prepare for spelling quiz on Friday.

Color a map for Social Studies.

4th grade private: 20 math problems, 18 are simple, two are word problems.

Use each of 20 words in a sentence. Sentences must be properly constructed and work must be neat.

Social Studies: Read a chapter and answer questions in the textbook, again with proper structure and neat work. [/quote]

Op - this is very helpful. I agree with the public school break down. The hardest I also agree will be writing and spelling. My DC still has lots of misspelled words and I am sure that won’t fly [/quote]

OP, entertain the idea that your kids spelling issues are not attributable to the inferior public school education and rather their own need to improve in certain areas. If you think Catholic school will be some kind of panacea for existing learning issues, you are mistaken. [/quote]

We just moved to a parochial that stated cursive was taught in 2nd and kids were to write in it my 3rd. I was pleasantly surprised when my 3rd grader (new to school) came home and indicated she could still write in print while she was learning cursive. We did some over the summer but she still isn't to the point where she's writing words or sentences, because she was also doing summer math and reading assignments which were an entirely new concept to our kids. Someone upthread said these schools meet the kids where they are on the writing/grammar/spelling and I'm hoping that trend will continue at our school.

Op - completely understood. However in the 4 years we have been in school I don’t remember one single spelling test for my now 4th grader. [/quote]

They will certainly be behind in writing. Parochial schools are very big on cursive writing and it is part of the core curriculum of most schools. Though most cursive is taught in 1-3rd grades.

Don't think handwriting is important, I was just with an 18 year old that couldn't sign a document in cursive. It was in big block letters. It looked completely foolish and childish. kid had gone to public school.[/quote][/quote]

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