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re: Why are there so many private schools in Louisiana?
Posted on 12/9/19 at 2:51 pm to mrcoon
Posted on 12/9/19 at 2:51 pm to mrcoon
I graduated from a public school in Louisiana that I attended for JR and SR years and had a great time. Now mind you the school was not in Baton Rouge or New Orleans, If I had children no way in hell would I send them to public school in either of these cities!
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Posted on 12/9/19 at 2:52 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
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This post was edited on 12/9/19 at 9:28 pm
Posted on 12/9/19 at 2:52 pm to Modern
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You shoulda been around for the Lee High invitational...that tourney was bigger than the state championship
The Rebel Relays was one of the largest high school track meets in the region.
Posted on 12/9/19 at 2:52 pm to volod
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A few weeks ago there was a thread asking to "bring back bullying". The Argument was that bullying increases personal growth by teaching kids to deal with problems. But this is contradictory to private schools : the entire point of them to separate your kids from that sort of behavior.
I agree with the first part of your post, but the above quoted part is actually a bigger problem in public schools because private schools have the flexibility to not operate under the zero tolerance policy most public schools have, meaning bullies can get punched back and both kids do not have to be expelled
Posted on 12/9/19 at 2:53 pm to Modern
Every kid in the state wresting in 1 giant tournament with no divisions. It was huge
Posted on 12/9/19 at 2:56 pm to mrcoon
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The breakdown of the family unit is the elephant in the room that can't be discussed publicly. As single parenting and government dependence goes up grades go down. It just so happens that in Louisiana and much of the south the black community has been hit the hardest by this metric.
/thread. Nothing more needs to be said.
Posted on 12/9/19 at 2:58 pm to fallguy_1978
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John Parker
Just read up on him. Typical fricking liberal judge who died thinking he was still right. He blamed the failure of the schools on the school leaders for not following his directions to the T. Then Jim Talbot took over and fought giving up bussing until it was stopped in 2007. The damage was done. Ends the article with:
"It was a hollow victory. We are segregated again."
This post was edited on 12/9/19 at 3:13 pm
Posted on 12/9/19 at 3:02 pm to volod
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If you only go to private schools and never interact with the real world then it can lead to lacking coping skills in the real world.
I went to private school for just about all of my schooling and obviously know a lot of others that did as well.
I don't think we were less prepared for the real world than public school kids.
Posted on 12/9/19 at 3:32 pm to fallguy_1978
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I went to private school for just about all of my schooling and obviously know a lot of others that did as well.
I don't think we were less prepared for the real world than public school kids.
I made a mistake with that sentence. You're correct.
What I was implying is that people who only go to private schools may believe the world operates a specific way (since that's what they were exposed too).
Some people think "I grew up in an upper middle class family, so everyone should vote Republican and believe in my worldview because it's the correct one"
Obviously, nobody thinks that way directly, but they do indirectly via specific policies they do/dont support.
They (not you specifically) dont understand why someone may vote Democratic or some other political philosophy that isnt specifically conservative in nature.
Notice I didnt say one ideology is better. The key is understanding not agreeing.
Posted on 12/9/19 at 4:49 pm to NPComb
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Just read up on him. Typical fricking liberal judge who died thinking he was still right. He blamed the failure of the schools on the school leaders for not following his directions to the T. Then Jim Talbot took over and fought giving up bussing until it was stopped in 2007. The damage was done. Ends the article with:
"It was a hollow victory. We are segregated again."
What he effectively did was destroy the good schools and the bad ones didn't improve. My high school girlfriend lived on the edge of Central off of Flannery and was zoned for Glen Oaks.
I don't believe in a segregated school system or anything but forced bussing was a terrible idea.
Posted on 12/9/19 at 4:49 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
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Why are there so many private schools in Louisiana?
Because most of the public schools in large south Louisiana cities suck (BR & NOLA especially), and parents with means choose to pay for their child's education vs. moving to a better school district in one of the surrounding parishes.
Posted on 12/9/19 at 5:03 pm to fallguy_1978
quote:pics?
My high school girlfriend
quote:you call that 'living'?
lived on the edge of Central off of Flannery
Posted on 12/9/19 at 5:35 pm to SuperSaint
This may be off topic but when I went to Tara in the early 1980’s, kids wore jeans, boots, ocean pacific T-shirt’s. Nowadays, there is a dress code where every male student wears a fricking uniform. Wtf ?
Posted on 12/9/19 at 5:37 pm to Klingler7
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This may be off topic but when I went to Tara in the early 1980’s, kids wore jeans, boots, ocean pacific T-shirt’s. Nowadays, there is a dress code where every male student wears a fricking uniform. Wtf ?
I graduated in 1996 and we didn't have uniforms either. Jeans, doc martens and a tshirt pretty much every day.
Posted on 12/9/19 at 5:37 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
la culture
Posted on 12/9/19 at 5:37 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
Demographics
Small parishes, like Vermilion Parish, have great public schools outside of Abbeville.. and the problem is Abbeville is elementary and middle school
Small parishes, like Vermilion Parish, have great public schools outside of Abbeville.. and the problem is Abbeville is elementary and middle school
Posted on 12/9/19 at 5:41 pm to notiger1997
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This isn’t that difficult to figure out
Be aware of who is asking the question.
Posted on 12/9/19 at 5:43 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
The Catholic and private system is merely the Public system from 3 decades ago.
Mississippi is far more privately-driven. Far more. Jackson Prep once had about 1600 kids (not sure numbers now). Look at Hillcrest, MRA, Jackson Academy, Kirk, Starkville, Pillow, Washington, Greenville Christian, Adams County Christian, Carroll, etc. Huge private schools and not parochial either.
Mississippi is far more privately-driven. Far more. Jackson Prep once had about 1600 kids (not sure numbers now). Look at Hillcrest, MRA, Jackson Academy, Kirk, Starkville, Pillow, Washington, Greenville Christian, Adams County Christian, Carroll, etc. Huge private schools and not parochial either.
Posted on 12/9/19 at 9:29 pm to PiscesTiger
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Mississippi is far more privately-driven. Far more. Jackson Prep once had about 1600 kids (not sure numbers now). Look at Hillcrest, MRA, Jackson Academy, Kirk, Starkville, Pillow, Washington, Greenville Christian, Adams County Christian, Carroll, etc. Huge private schools and not parochial either.
Prep’s current enrollment is around 830. It has never been that high as you stated 1600, and they are only 6th - 12th.
Don’t know what your definition of huge is but Kirk, Hillcrest, Greenville Christian, and Carroll are not even near the top of the MAIS in enrollment. Heck, Hillcrest has been on the verge of shutting down the past few years.
This post was edited on 12/9/19 at 9:31 pm
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