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Posted on 1/16/24 at 6:02 pm to fareplay
Never risk your children in public schools. Small Classical Christian schools consistently produce intelligent young adults with a firm moral grounding, if parenting is equally yoked with the school.
Small Christian environment saved my life, which is why I support the system for my children.
Small Christian environment saved my life, which is why I support the system for my children.
This post was edited on 1/16/24 at 10:09 pm
Posted on 1/16/24 at 6:09 pm to fareplay
Depends where... there are many public schools in conservative ISD'd in Texas that are better than private schools elsewhere.
Posted on 1/16/24 at 6:27 pm to rrboy
I grew up in public schools. The local private schools when I was a kid were run by the Catholic church and my parents would not have sent me even if they could have afforded it, which there was no way. I did OK I guess.
Here in north Mississippi we had one daughter go public all the way through and one who is a senior now in private who has been there since 8th grade.
Now the local county school was not bad at all. The elementary school grades 1-5 was excellent actually. And the school library even had books about the 12 apostles and Noah and the ark. I figured, the damn federal government must not even know this place exists. But in this school system once the kids got through 5th grade at the elementary, they never really had to work that hard again to graduate high school. They could if they wanted to, of course, but they just weren’t pushed that hard anymore. And, the area was becoming more fashionable for people to move into, and the enrollment was outgrowing facilities and no expansion was in sight.
We considered sending older daughter to private when I saw how lax the middle school was. She made straight As and I never saw her bring a book home. But she had lots of friends and was involved in sports and clubs and was happy where she was. Regularly makes the chancellor’s list in college now so I guess she did OK.
Younger daughter went through 7th grade there. But there was a particularly ugly, nasty, shitty little cohort of kids in her grade and both a year ahead and behind her. I mean, you could tell who they were gonna be even in 1st-2nd grade. As the years went on they became worse and worse. She kind of became more socially isolated and when these shits started giving her a hard time it was such a small school there was really no way for her to get away from them.
So we moved her to the local religion-based private school. It is good bit more academically rigourous than the county public school she started in. I was initially concerned about that. But younger daughter has held her own, not blowing everything away, but maintains a solid 90% academic average. Not bad for a dyslexic kid. She is more involved and happier than she was at public and has a little crew to hang out with, they are good kids from good families, so the move worked out well for her.
The school does have its small share of problem kids too, though, as I tell my daughter, they are just a slightly higher class of shitbags. And as someone else noted, they can indeed afford better drugs than at the county school. But the school does have a willingness to kick their asses out, so they do run them off when they cause too much trouble. I am pleased about that.
Overall I have been satisfied with the private school experience here, I was glad it was available when we wanted it. So the private option had been worth it for us.
TL;DR: private school worked well for us!
Here in north Mississippi we had one daughter go public all the way through and one who is a senior now in private who has been there since 8th grade.
Now the local county school was not bad at all. The elementary school grades 1-5 was excellent actually. And the school library even had books about the 12 apostles and Noah and the ark. I figured, the damn federal government must not even know this place exists. But in this school system once the kids got through 5th grade at the elementary, they never really had to work that hard again to graduate high school. They could if they wanted to, of course, but they just weren’t pushed that hard anymore. And, the area was becoming more fashionable for people to move into, and the enrollment was outgrowing facilities and no expansion was in sight.
We considered sending older daughter to private when I saw how lax the middle school was. She made straight As and I never saw her bring a book home. But she had lots of friends and was involved in sports and clubs and was happy where she was. Regularly makes the chancellor’s list in college now so I guess she did OK.
Younger daughter went through 7th grade there. But there was a particularly ugly, nasty, shitty little cohort of kids in her grade and both a year ahead and behind her. I mean, you could tell who they were gonna be even in 1st-2nd grade. As the years went on they became worse and worse. She kind of became more socially isolated and when these shits started giving her a hard time it was such a small school there was really no way for her to get away from them.
So we moved her to the local religion-based private school. It is good bit more academically rigourous than the county public school she started in. I was initially concerned about that. But younger daughter has held her own, not blowing everything away, but maintains a solid 90% academic average. Not bad for a dyslexic kid. She is more involved and happier than she was at public and has a little crew to hang out with, they are good kids from good families, so the move worked out well for her.
The school does have its small share of problem kids too, though, as I tell my daughter, they are just a slightly higher class of shitbags. And as someone else noted, they can indeed afford better drugs than at the county school. But the school does have a willingness to kick their asses out, so they do run them off when they cause too much trouble. I am pleased about that.
Overall I have been satisfied with the private school experience here, I was glad it was available when we wanted it. So the private option had been worth it for us.
TL;DR: private school worked well for us!
This post was edited on 1/16/24 at 8:25 pm
Posted on 1/16/24 at 6:32 pm to Dragula
Wife (no pics) and I had to make this choice at the start of this school year. Son entered 7th grade form a well-regarded public elementary school (despite being in a Title I district). Went for the tour at a local private boarding school (world renowned school). Hemmed and hawed over sending him and let him start the year at the public middle school. He lasted 3 days before he said, "I want out." Bit the bullet, pulled him out and sent him to the private school (they started 2 weeks later) and it's the best thing we've ever done for him. He's thriving in that environment. I'll never send him back to public school.
I should also mention that 3 guns and 6 knives were confiscated from students at the public middle and high schools within the first week of classes along with several racial fights (black vs Hispanic).
I should also mention that 3 guns and 6 knives were confiscated from students at the public middle and high schools within the first week of classes along with several racial fights (black vs Hispanic).
Posted on 1/19/24 at 8:30 am to AsleyPreston
Private schools have a massive advantage in that they can actually discipline kids. A public school system has the duty to educate the kid. They can move them to alternative schools if they are trouble makers but they can't stay forever. They generally go back to their home school at some point. A private school can just kick a kid out if they aren't taking care of their business because there are 10 kids on a waiting list for that spot. My wife and I graduated from public schools but no chance as a resident of BR my kids would ever step foot in a public school in this city.
Posted on 1/19/24 at 8:42 am to GeauxGutsy
quote:This is dumb. It has everything to do with their shitty parents. Go ahead and make excuses though.
In Louisiana-Huge difference. Louisiana doesn’t want great public schools though because the catholic mafia private school cash cow would start to suffer. Louisiana public school education stays in last place by design.
Posted on 1/19/24 at 9:14 am to JJ27
quote:
Is this a South Louisiana/Catholic infatuation? We were going to send our kids to OCS from day 1. The Principal asked where they would go to elementary/middle school. We told them and he told us we would be wasting our money. The public schools they went to were better and scored higher. My kid has never made a B, has a 33 on her ACT, and will graduate with 33 hours of college credit. Your kids will do well if you actually care about their education/performance whether that’s in a public school or private.
It's not that south LA has an "infatuation" with Catholic schooling so much as many people choose to send their children to the school attached to their church. Many do this due to intentional teaching of Christian values and early moral formation.
In your area, it may be true that the public elementary schools outperform the private ones. That is certainly not true in Baton Rouge outside of a few magnet programs.
Posted on 1/19/24 at 9:18 am to fareplay
I think it’s case by case. My youngest is 9. (Yeah I’m in my mid 50s, so what.).
He goes to public because it’s a neighborhood school and we know everyone there. Fantastic people that are like minded and push academic achievement with No woke.
The middle school is much larger and not so sure about. Our oldest went there and while the teachers are like minded, there was a much larger cross section of kids, some sketchy.
The high school is a mile away and fantastic. I go to church with a lot of the teachers. My kid is in 11th grade and the FCA is incredible. About 90-100 kids attend once a week.
It’s a reason we haven’t moved closer to the water, the schools. If we lived in another school district, they would probably be in private.
One thing to keep in mind. This is the Florida panhandle. The private schools is where parents send their kids when they get kicked out, or have big problems in public.
The biggest druggy and drinking high school locally is private Catholic.
Louisiana is different. Private schools are the norm, or at least a lot more common.
He goes to public because it’s a neighborhood school and we know everyone there. Fantastic people that are like minded and push academic achievement with No woke.
The middle school is much larger and not so sure about. Our oldest went there and while the teachers are like minded, there was a much larger cross section of kids, some sketchy.
The high school is a mile away and fantastic. I go to church with a lot of the teachers. My kid is in 11th grade and the FCA is incredible. About 90-100 kids attend once a week.
It’s a reason we haven’t moved closer to the water, the schools. If we lived in another school district, they would probably be in private.
One thing to keep in mind. This is the Florida panhandle. The private schools is where parents send their kids when they get kicked out, or have big problems in public.
The biggest druggy and drinking high school locally is private Catholic.
Louisiana is different. Private schools are the norm, or at least a lot more common.
Posted on 1/19/24 at 9:32 am to fareplay
quote:
Private school, yay or nay?
The correct answer is Parochial school, but on 2 conditions
#1 They bring back full body habits
#2 They are allowed to use physical punishment
Posted on 1/19/24 at 9:42 am to notbilly
quote:
If you are a good parent, they will learn whether they go to public or private
Sure, parenting definitely plays a part in it, but you are essentially the average of the people you hang out with. I would rather put my children in an environment where they are more likely to create long lasting friends who have parents who care about their education, and on average are more successful than those who go to public school.
I say this as someone who went to public school and has a group of successful friends, but I also realize that we are the top tier of that public school and 90% of the school are worse off than we are.
Posted on 1/19/24 at 9:57 am to fareplay
for elementary and middle school I think it's important. I went to public, my kids go to private. I went to good public but still had to deal with public school shite. My kids don't have to worry about 99% of the stuff I did while at school, they get a religious education that isn't woke, they get a much more robust education than I received and they are around other kids from like-minded families.
HS.... depends if there is a good option for public or not but in general, prefer kids to stay in private school. In general, being around kids from high-achieving families usually has a positive effect.
many against private schools usually point to drugs or other isolated incidents in general instead of the group as a whole and comparing groups in public vs private as a whole.
my oldest will stay private for HS. Middle kid will prolly go barbe as many of his best friends will go there and their AP program is one of the best in the state. Not sure on youngest yet as he is only in 2nd grade.
HS.... depends if there is a good option for public or not but in general, prefer kids to stay in private school. In general, being around kids from high-achieving families usually has a positive effect.
many against private schools usually point to drugs or other isolated incidents in general instead of the group as a whole and comparing groups in public vs private as a whole.
my oldest will stay private for HS. Middle kid will prolly go barbe as many of his best friends will go there and their AP program is one of the best in the state. Not sure on youngest yet as he is only in 2nd grade.
Posted on 1/19/24 at 10:14 am to redfishfan
quote:
Private schools have a massive advantage in that they can actually discipline kids. A public school system has the duty to educate the kid.
This!
I'm a public school kid, but my kids are private. No way in this day and age I'd want public, esp. with all the shite I've heard going down in Calcasieu Parish public schools.
Posted on 1/19/24 at 10:50 am to fareplay
I went to an exclusive private school in Atlanta part time and a public school part time. I worked at another exclusive private school in Atlanta for 2 years. The difference was parental involvement. When folks are paying more for school than college they pay attention. When all they’re paying is property tax most don’t care what’s going on at school. If the parents are involved there’s not a lot of difference except colleges recognizing the school name
Posted on 1/19/24 at 10:51 am to fareplay
I seriously, seriously doubt I'll do private school when I have kids. That being said, I can and will move to better public schools.
Posted on 1/19/24 at 10:53 am to fareplay
I noticed a Cedar Creek ad pop up on my Instagram the other day. Apparently the hit they took over the hazing scandal has put continued putting a dent in their recruiting.
Posted on 1/19/24 at 11:40 am to Kujo
quote:I agree. I always shake my head when I pass the public school car line on the way to pick my kid up from private school. The parents have $60K-$80K SUVs picking their kids up from public school. One time I even saw a dad with a brand new F250 pulling a $100K bay boat.
Overall, going the “free” route, if you have the means to pay for private, indicates how selfish you are as a parent. You are purposefully choosing to risk the well being, development, and future of your child to save a few hundred dollars/month.
All I think is how selfish they could be to value depreciating items like a vehicle or boats over their kids education.
In Louisiana you can send your kid to a private school for around $500 a month and they even do payment plans. So instead of paying $1200 for that Tahoe get something for $600-$700 and get your kid a decent education. Who knows it may pay off in the long run in the form of a scholarship which will save you money.
This post was edited on 1/19/24 at 12:30 pm
Posted on 1/19/24 at 11:55 am to 3nOut
The concept of "public school" is dead.
There are Private Schools and there are Government Schools.
Even in Louisiana the Government tries hard to get its tentacles around the Catholic schools.
There are Private Schools and there are Government Schools.
Even in Louisiana the Government tries hard to get its tentacles around the Catholic schools.
Posted on 1/19/24 at 11:58 am to WB Davis
quote:Is that why you’re a libtard?
Got accepted to snotty colleges. Graduated from the snottiest one on my list.
I guess the brainwashing worked on you.
Posted on 1/19/24 at 12:00 pm to fareplay
My 13 yr old daughter is in private school. She was at Zachary middle and has some issues getting called a cracker bitch. I moved her to Private school soon after. Even the best public schools in LA don’t compare to a good private school.
Biggest difference is trouble makers at Private school get sent packing. Trouble makers at Public school don’t.
Also there are only 24 kids in my daughter’s classes. School says they won’t increase class size even though there is a waiting list to get in the school.
Biggest difference is trouble makers at Private school get sent packing. Trouble makers at Public school don’t.
Also there are only 24 kids in my daughter’s classes. School says they won’t increase class size even though there is a waiting list to get in the school.
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