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re: Do you send your kids to public or private school?
Posted on 2/3/18 at 7:28 am to 13SaintTiger
Posted on 2/3/18 at 7:28 am to 13SaintTiger
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quote: Also, your kid is either going to be smart, or not. The school won't do much to change that
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This is true. The school does not make the child. The biggest influence on whether the child is smart is the parents - heredity and quality of parenting. The school has minimal ability to overcome either of these.
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Posted on 2/3/18 at 7:33 am to ChEgrad
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This is true. The school does not make the child. The biggest influence on whether the child is smart is the parents - heredity and quality of parenting. The school has minimal ability to overcome either of these.
As a long time high school teacher, I will add that grit is a big determining factor, too. The willingness to persevere when challenged academically is critical to learning.
My best writing students didn't always start out that way.
This post was edited on 2/3/18 at 7:53 am
Posted on 2/3/18 at 7:34 am to Parmen
Volunteer at the local public middle or HS and you wouldn't ask this question.
Posted on 2/3/18 at 7:35 am to jdeval1
We live in Kansas City area, moved here from Katy. Our 5 year old goes to private school.
Posted on 2/3/18 at 7:43 am to Parmen
If you can afford private, which means having to sacrifice personal interests to make it happen, I recommend it. You become part of a community in which the majority of parents care about their children and the administration does too. If the administration does a bad job they have the potential to lose business. Each school has a vision for developing a child, and you can choose which is best.
There are some good public schools out there. But IMO a private school contains families who made a choice......to be part of a community and provide the best for their child with what they have. That means a lot to me. It is a positive environment.
I grew up in Louisiana, but work in a stereotypical southern environment. I often get asked where I'm from, because I don't fit the stereotype. When I tell them, they don't believe it. They all thought I moved to Louisiana after college. I attribute that to a private school education.
There are some good public schools out there. But IMO a private school contains families who made a choice......to be part of a community and provide the best for their child with what they have. That means a lot to me. It is a positive environment.
I grew up in Louisiana, but work in a stereotypical southern environment. I often get asked where I'm from, because I don't fit the stereotype. When I tell them, they don't believe it. They all thought I moved to Louisiana after college. I attribute that to a private school education.
Posted on 2/3/18 at 7:47 am to Parmen
Private
Posted on 2/3/18 at 7:50 am to Parmen
Charter, which has ties to a Christian University, so a blend of both for us...
Posted on 2/3/18 at 7:53 am to onelochevy
Living in Pointe Coupee parish, one has to send their kids to private schools. The public schools here have been failing all the way back to the late 1960's. 
Posted on 2/3/18 at 7:55 am to TigersSEC2010
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If you’re in Louisiana and send your kid to public school you should be arrested for child abuse.
We went to church with the principal of the best private school in the area. I planned on just putting my kids in private school from day one. I thought if I go from day care to private school I’ll never miss the money.
So we talked to the principal and he asked where they would go for elementary if we didn’t send them to him. We told him where and he told us we would be wasting our money to send them to him. The elementary and middle school were better than the private schools. Their middle school has a 10 rating.
So there are good public schools in Louisiana. They just might not be in Baton Rouge. Both kids are 4.0 for life, never made a single B in a six weeks much less a final grade.
This post was edited on 2/3/18 at 7:57 am
Posted on 2/3/18 at 8:03 am to Mariner
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You become part of a community in which the majority of parents care about their children and the administration does too.
That goes for both public and private schools. I've been around both. Some public schools have a very good community. Some private schools have zero community support.
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But IMO a private school contains families who made a choice......to be part of a community and provide the best for their child with what they have. That means a lot to me. It is a positive environment.
I built my house specifically because of the school district so that my son can go to a good public school (Ascension Parish). The majority of the kids in my sons class are in the same situation. Their parents moved into the area because of the school district. It is the same as you are talking about.
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They all thought I moved to Louisiana after college. I attribute that to a private school education.
I know people that graduated from public schools that are tremendous people that are quite successful and don't fit into traditional stereotypes. I know people who went to private schools that are idiots.
I went to a private school my whole life and I used those lessons/experiences to better myself. Some I went to school did more and are better off than I am now, others are much worse. All depends on what you do with your education.
At the end of the day there are good public and good private (and bad public/private). Choosing a good school is vastly more important than if the school is public or private.
This post was edited on 2/3/18 at 8:05 am
Posted on 2/3/18 at 8:07 am to Parmen
Public
Posted on 2/3/18 at 8:08 am to Tigerbait357
My kids are at McCullough right now. Second largest middle school in the US now, but a damned good school. Now, the football fundraising machine is off the charts......
Tobthe OP: In LA, you are destined for private school and it’s appropriate (I went to parochial school as well), but other states often actually have great public education. That does come with much much higher property taxes though. Wanna play? Gotta pay
Tobthe OP: In LA, you are destined for private school and it’s appropriate (I went to parochial school as well), but other states often actually have great public education. That does come with much much higher property taxes though. Wanna play? Gotta pay
This post was edited on 2/3/18 at 8:17 am
Posted on 2/3/18 at 8:08 am to Parmen
Private Catholic. Coed pre-K through 6th, all boys 7-12.
Posted on 2/3/18 at 8:10 am to Parmen
Both of mine are in Catholic schools and I wouldn't have it any other way.
Even if we lived in one of the "good" school areas where they pound their chest and brag on their mostly white schools that average the awesome 21 on the ACT, I would still choose private schools.
Even if we lived in one of the "good" school areas where they pound their chest and brag on their mostly white schools that average the awesome 21 on the ACT, I would still choose private schools.
Posted on 2/3/18 at 8:20 am to Parmen
Never had bad public school experiences. It is what you make of it. Last 3 kids attended a large public schoool and had success playing sports and in the classroom.
The nearest Private school has the same issues as any public school with the difference that one pays $$$$ to be in a smaller scenario of the same things. You can pick and choose the private school to be more of your personal preference but can’t hide the usual scenarios from your kids.
The nearest Private school has the same issues as any public school with the difference that one pays $$$$ to be in a smaller scenario of the same things. You can pick and choose the private school to be more of your personal preference but can’t hide the usual scenarios from your kids.
Posted on 2/3/18 at 8:21 am to notiger1997
You don’t understand areas like the Woodlands.
If you did and still desired The John Cooper School, you deserve to pay the $22,500/year tuition and pretentious experience. Oh, it’s private but not Catholic. And, while I do admit it’s a fine fine school, the students are largely viewed as weak.....
Imagine paying a 2.5-3.5% property tax PLUS $22,500 per kid a year. Granted to many here, it’s pocket change.
If you did and still desired The John Cooper School, you deserve to pay the $22,500/year tuition and pretentious experience. Oh, it’s private but not Catholic. And, while I do admit it’s a fine fine school, the students are largely viewed as weak.....
Imagine paying a 2.5-3.5% property tax PLUS $22,500 per kid a year. Granted to many here, it’s pocket change.
This post was edited on 2/3/18 at 8:23 am
Posted on 2/3/18 at 8:21 am to Parmen
Don't have kids but when I do they will go to a private academy. There is no other option here in the delta
Posted on 2/3/18 at 8:30 am to Parmen
My kids go to a PS in Manhattan. Funding, discipline, and resources are excellent and well managed. Parental involvement is expected. Idk exactly what you mean by American values.
Posted on 2/3/18 at 8:31 am to CharlesLSU
Woodlands is good, king wood is good, Katy is good but for the most part schools in Houston aren't. Not only do you pay the property tax but for the majority you have to commute an hour plus to work everyday.
If I ever move back I'm going inside the loop and will utilize private schools
If I ever move back I'm going inside the loop and will utilize private schools
Posted on 2/3/18 at 8:39 am to yellowfin
Sending my kids to Katy public schools is the best decision I've made. This is positive both for me financially and for them educationally. In private school, it seems getting the smallest piece of equipment, such as a basketball goal, requires a fundraiser.
This post was edited on 2/3/18 at 8:45 am
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