Anonymous
Post 09/19/2024 09:10     Subject: Transferring to less affluent school

No chance of a school on the military base?
Anonymous
Post 09/19/2024 00:16     Subject: Transferring to less affluent school

Public.

I know well the type of tiny private Christian school you are talking about. These are not like traditional Catholic schools with good academics and discipline. These are the schools where parents send their kids who were kicked out of public. And a fair number of the teachers at the school will be people who were made to resign from their public school position because of doing/saying very inappropriate things to students.

Lots of people send their kids to so-so publics and use the money they would otherwise have spent on private school to supplement.

You said it was move for military, so you could also homeschool. Lots of military families do that so you would have a good network.
Anonymous
Post 09/18/2024 19:18     Subject: Transferring to less affluent school

Anonymous wrote:Curious where you’ll be but I’m Jewish and private Christian sounds better.


+1.
Anonymous
Post 09/18/2024 19:04     Subject: Transferring to less affluent school

Curious where you’ll be but I’m Jewish and private Christian sounds better.
Anonymous
Post 09/18/2024 18:55     Subject: Transferring to less affluent school

Private school all the way. Even if it is a fundamentalist Christian school with poor academics. At least your kids won’t hear students cussing out teachers, hear way too much info about graphic sex, see kids fighting, etc.
Anonymous
Post 09/18/2024 18:39     Subject: Transferring to less affluent school

yes, have her take honors or intensified or whatever the poor kids won't take.
Anonymous
Post 09/18/2024 18:28     Subject: Transferring to less affluent school

I'd take poor academics over violence every day of the week. You can supplement academics; trauma lives forever.
Anonymous
Post 09/18/2024 18:26     Subject: Transferring to less affluent school

Private school and LOTS of outside enrichment/tutoring/teaching. Middle school is awful on a good day and that's with reasonably affluent kids. Throw in violence and that's a hard pass. I'd homeschool before that-am I despise homeschooling.

It's temporary. You can overcome the academic issues with lots of outside help.
Anonymous
Post 09/18/2024 18:22     Subject: Transferring to less affluent school

Could always consider boarding school if nothing works out
Anonymous
Post 09/18/2024 18:21     Subject: Transferring to less affluent school

I would just have her take a lot of honor classes.
Anonymous
Post 09/18/2024 18:19     Subject: Transferring to less affluent school

Anonymous wrote:Why are you moving? Can you live somewhere further away and commute?


Military, so at least it's temporary. And no, not really.
Anonymous
Post 09/18/2024 17:40     Subject: Transferring to less affluent school

Why are you moving? Can you live somewhere further away and commute?
Anonymous
Post 09/18/2024 17:00     Subject: Transferring to less affluent school

Anonymous wrote:Stanford online high school? Starts in 7th


We considered it, but DC is really too social. Covid remote school was too rough.
Anonymous
Post 09/18/2024 16:59     Subject: Transferring to less affluent school

Stanford online high school? Starts in 7th
Anonymous
Post 09/18/2024 16:22     Subject: Transferring to less affluent school

DH and I are solidly middle class (not DCUM MC), but our 6th grader has been lucky enough to attend a good private since pre-k due to some family help. We're moving next summer to a location where there are limited private options and the publics are not well thought of. To be blunt, our choices are a small conservative Christian school with very poor academics and public known for its violence and children's financial struggle. We've discussed it ad nauseum and determined the public is the best choice.

We know it will be an adjustment. Can anyone who's been in this situation give me some advice of how to make the best of this situation? How can we help DC with this change in atmosphere, academics, and most importantly, keep them safe?