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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DS started at a private school this year in MS.  Here are some differences I am noticing so far.   1) Teachers seem happier.  I'm a public school teacher and the over reliance on data driven instruction and testing is out of control.  We are exhausted already and it is only Sept.  My son's teachers seem to be free from this and seem to enjoy their instruction.   2) Since the school handpicks its student body, there is teaching to the middle and upper.  The students are bright enough that instruction can move along at a decent clip and enrichment happens.    3) There is time for more than just reading and math.  My DS alternated with science and social studies in ES.  Those "classes" were appr. 20ish mins per day "if time allowed."  I don't want science, geography, history, etc to be considered extras "if time allows."  Since the private school isn't a slave to PARCC, etc, they can actually teach real honest to goodness information.  4) My son gets recess every day.  He is in middle school too.  Not happening in a public MS.  It's way too crowded and not enough supervision.  That is what I've noticed so far.  Obviously, he has smaller classes.  There are 20 kids in his class and he has 3 teachers for core subjects (each teacher teaches 2 core subjects like math/ELA, science/religion, etc).[/quote]

We also moved our child to a private middle school this year.  I was very involved with our public school and what i have seen so far is that the private school is able to decide on changes and move on them super fast, just because they decide it is the best approach for the students. Our public school teachers and administrator knew what they wanted to change but they are hemmed in by state and school district requirements, not enough resources and logistical issues.  
We are really happy at the school. The class sizes range from 6 to 20.  The public school my child would have attended had class sizes of 30-33.  There is so much more a teacher can do with a small class.

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