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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Really getting tired of 40+ year olds coming commenting that they went to public schools and turned out just fine so their kids will be too. No, they will not be unless you spends thousands supplementing with tutors and ride their ass everyday. [/quote]

Exactly. DH and I both went to public school (me for everything but HS and him for the entire time) and thought we got great educations. We are sending our DD to private next year because:

- Curricula are constantly changing in public school, contributing to terrible teacher morale, and evidence suggests none of the curricula are particularly effective in teaching kids foundational skills.

- Large class sizes mean many kids are lost in the mix and can't get individual attention from the teacher for more than a few minutes a day

- Indiscriminate use of technology--including virtually unfettered internet access--starting in young elementary grades is harmful to kids' attention spans and inhibits classroom discussion

- 30 min of PE a week is not nearly enough for kids to burn off energy and learn important skills that sports can teach them (teamwork, gross motor skills, etc)

+1000

all of these things are worse than they were when we were in public school.
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