Anonymous wrote:If they are not ready for K, best to hold them back a year like DCUM standard dictates. As a teacher, one would hope you got them prepared academically and socially. If your kid needs rest time in K, they do no belong in K.

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Anonymous wrote:One big difference we experienced was behavior. Our children in those years attended both public and private schools on the West and East coasts (not all at the same time, obviously).

Behavior in the private schools was appalling and not dealt with in any kind of effective way. So there was talking back to teachers, bullying, wild boy wrestling, that kind of thing.

In the privates there was almost a fear of intervening in case the rich donor parent was offended. In publics it was a matter of rules and public safety and there was never any hesitation to contact parents immediately when something went wrong.

I have also had this experience. Privates are sometimes afraid of disciplining or imposing what VIP children might interpret as "mean" rules like no yelling, running, etc.

This shows up on threads when people complain about "mean teachers." Some schools (notably Catholic) don't put up with crap. Others enforce rules, and risk losing families who then decamp to other schools.

No no. You're talking about Catholic schools - those are parochial, totally and utterly different and I agree they DO have discipline. My examples are strictly private (high fee paying) and public in good areas (original poster quoted at top).

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Anonymous wrote:One big difference we experienced was behavior. Our children in those years attended both public and private schools on the West and East coasts (not all at the same time, obviously).

Behavior in the private schools was appalling and not dealt with in any kind of effective way. So there was talking back to teachers, bullying, wild boy wrestling, that kind of thing.

In the privates there was almost a fear of intervening in case the rich donor parent was offended. In publics it was a matter of rules and public safety and there was never any hesitation to contact parents immediately when something went wrong.

I have also had this experience. Privates are sometimes afraid of disciplining or imposing what VIP children might interpret as "mean" rules like no yelling, running, etc.

This shows up on threads when people complain about "mean teachers." Some schools (notably Catholic) don't put up with crap. Others enforce rules, and risk losing families who then decamp to other schools.

Anonymous wrote:My son is in a private K that I love. Three recess times a day, two snacks, and a fresh lunch made from scratch daily! There are about 14 kids in the class and 1-2 teachers depending on the time of day. It is very personal, warm, and non-institutional. I just love it.

Anonymous wrote:My son is in a private K that I love. Three recess times a day, two snacks, and a fresh lunch made from scratch daily! There are about 14 kids in the class and 1-2 teachers depending on the time of day. It is very personal, warm, and non-institutional. I just love it.

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Anonymous wrote:One big difference we experienced was behavior. Our children in those years attended both public and private schools on the West and East coasts (not all at the same time, obviously).

Behavior in the private schools was appalling and not dealt with in any kind of effective way. So there was talking back to teachers, bullying, wild boy wrestling, that kind of thing.

In the privates there was almost a fear of intervening in case the rich donor parent was offended. In publics it was a matter of rules and public safety and there was never any hesitation to contact parents immediately when something went wrong.

I have also had this experience. Privates are sometimes afraid of disciplining or imposing what VIP children might interpret as "mean" rules like no yelling, running, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:One big difference we experienced was behavior. Our children in those years attended both public and private schools on the West and East coasts (not all at the same time, obviously).

Behavior in the private schools was appalling and not dealt with in any kind of effective way. So there was talking back to teachers, bullying, wild boy wrestling, that kind of thing.

In the privates there was almost a fear of intervening in case the rich donor parent was offended. In publics it was a matter of rules and public safety and there was never any hesitation to contact parents immediately when something went wrong.

I have also had this experience. Privates are sometimes afraid of disciplining or imposing what VIP children might interpret as "mean" rules like no yelling, running, etc.

Anonymous wrote:My kids went to an upper NW public and 2 (out of 3) are now in private.
They never had worksheets in the classroom in K and there was no homework until 3rd grade either. In kindergarten there were two 30 minute recesses plus a movement class daily. There's a dedicated PK-1 science teacher and the school now has Spanish beginning in K. All 3 of my kids were in class in kindergarten with less than 23 kids (and two teachers).
They had art/music once a week.

So basically the difference was a few art/music classes a week which in my mind wasn't work $25K+ a year per kid. If your child is getting worksheets and limited outside time in K then something is wrong. A really good public school won't have any worksheets (in any grades).

I found that my kids transitioned seamlessly to private school after elementary and are now at the top of their classes.

Anonymous wrote:An average private you're paying tuition so your kid doesn't have to interact with the bottom third or half of an average public.

Anonymous wrote:My kids went to an upper NW public and 2 (out of 3) are now in private.
They never had worksheets in the classroom in K and there was no homework until 3rd grade either. In kindergarten there were two 30 minute recesses plus a movement class daily. There's a dedicated PK-1 science teacher and the school now has Spanish beginning in K. All 3 of my kids were in class in kindergarten with less than 23 kids (and two teachers).
They had art/music once a week.

So basically the difference was a few art/music classes a week which in my mind wasn't work $25K+ a year per kid. If your child is getting worksheets and limited outside time in K then something is wrong. A really good public school won't have any worksheets (in any grades).

I found that my kids transitioned seamlessly to private school after elementary and are now at the top of their classes.

Anonymous wrote:One big difference we experienced was behavior. Our children in those years attended both public and private schools on the West and East coasts (not all at the same time, obviously).

Behavior in the private schools was appalling and not dealt with in any kind of effective way. So there was talking back to teachers, bullying, wild boy wrestling, that kind of thing.

In the privates there was almost a fear of intervening in case the rich donor parent was offended. In publics it was a matter of rules and public safety and there was never any hesitation to contact parents immediately when something went wrong.