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Anecdotal private vs public school comparison
Posted on 9/24/22 at 8:22 am
Posted on 9/24/22 at 8:22 am
In August, my teens started attending private school after attending public school for their entire lives. They were straight A students in public schools, and they virtually never did anything academically at the house (studying, homework, reading). Currently, they have homework daily and are studying, sometimes until midnight, and they are B-C students, so far. I am so thankful I made this move, albeit late in their education. I don’t think they’ll rise to being elite academically, but hopefully this will at least make an upgrade in the quality of life they have as adults. (I fully understand that some of their academic limitations are by way of their BigMob genetics 
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I am in rural Georgia. I fully understand there are some exceptional public schools, especially in affluent suburban areas. I’m not dissing those, just saying if you’re public school is subpar, I strongly recommend private school and early .
They also don’t have to deal with distracting bad behavior at the private school like they did at their public school. I feel like we have received a wake up call, in that things we had become conditioned to view as “normal” at the public school (perversion, threats, cussing out teachers and admin) are not normal in decent society.
Just my .02.
) I am in rural Georgia. I fully understand there are some exceptional public schools, especially in affluent suburban areas. I’m not dissing those, just saying if you’re public school is subpar, I strongly recommend private school and early .
They also don’t have to deal with distracting bad behavior at the private school like they did at their public school. I feel like we have received a wake up call, in that things we had become conditioned to view as “normal” at the public school (perversion, threats, cussing out teachers and admin) are not normal in decent society.
Just my .02.
This post was edited on 9/24/22 at 8:24 am
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Posted on 9/24/22 at 8:28 am to BigMob
God bless you for giving your kids a better education. I know it is not cheap but it is definitely the right thing to do.
Posted on 9/24/22 at 8:34 am to BigMob
My perspective:
Private school teaches kids to Study- forces kids to study. However, most of the studying is related to some Math and Literature that are pretty useless in real world jobs.
Public schools advantages are - if you are smart but want to put in the work, you can make straight A’s and get an internship or job of some kind, side hustle, learn programming etc w/out being burdened with waste of time homework. Of course, if you don’t do that, it’s easy and you leave unprepared.
Negative is neither teach Money Management or Stock Marker effectively or kids wouldn’t drop 300k on an art degree.
Both provide unique social challenges that are beneficial. Pros and cons for both and really dependent on the kids and their classmates.
Private school teaches kids to Study- forces kids to study. However, most of the studying is related to some Math and Literature that are pretty useless in real world jobs.
Public schools advantages are - if you are smart but want to put in the work, you can make straight A’s and get an internship or job of some kind, side hustle, learn programming etc w/out being burdened with waste of time homework. Of course, if you don’t do that, it’s easy and you leave unprepared.
Negative is neither teach Money Management or Stock Marker effectively or kids wouldn’t drop 300k on an art degree.
Both provide unique social challenges that are beneficial. Pros and cons for both and really dependent on the kids and their classmates.
Posted on 9/24/22 at 8:35 am to LRB1967
Thanks man. I’ll be honest, I don’t have anything leftover at the end of each month (no “toys” or spur of the moment trips, etc) but it’s worth it.
Posted on 9/24/22 at 8:40 am to BigMob
You’re doing your children a world of good. Studying and B’s teaches kids to work hard. Easy A’s lead to laziness and a reality check when the real world hits.
A couple of the best public schools in the state are near my town. We could easily move to either district and send our children to public school.
But we’ve chosen the local Catholic school for a variety of reasons. Not only academic, but they get the spiritual component that is lacking in all public schools now.
A couple of the best public schools in the state are near my town. We could easily move to either district and send our children to public school.
But we’ve chosen the local Catholic school for a variety of reasons. Not only academic, but they get the spiritual component that is lacking in all public schools now.
This post was edited on 9/24/22 at 11:05 am
Posted on 9/24/22 at 8:45 am to BigMob
I feel I received a great public education in rural Louisiana. Definitely had lots of homework and great teachers. I was definitely prepared for my engineering classes at Tech.
Posted on 9/24/22 at 8:48 am to AUX3
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Public schools advantages are - if you are smart but want to put in the work, you can make straight A’s
Mine weren’t having to work to make straight A’s - in honors program. That was part of the problem.
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Both provide unique social challenges that are beneficial
Some of our public school challenges: Kid masturbating (full act) on school bus with group gathered around, Kid whipping out the black snake in the lunch room in front of a table of girls, threats to bring guns to school weekly, cursing out teachers, bowing up at teachers, gang members …
I’ll accept the challenges of the college prep school any day.
Mine are girls, would be different if they were boys. If they were boys, I would be encouraging them to not go to college and learn trades, and let them stay in public
This post was edited on 9/24/22 at 8:50 am
Posted on 9/24/22 at 8:51 am to DownSouthJukin
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Not only academic, but they get the spiritual component that is lacking in all public schools now.
Yeah mine are getting that to. One daughter has already joined their student praise band.
Posted on 9/24/22 at 8:57 am to AmIDonut
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I feel I received a great public education in rural Louisiana.
Our school system can’t keep teachers because of pay. The school board won’t do anything to help although they have the money - they are hoarding it. The citizenry is too apathetic and/or ignorant to make positive changes on the board. Nobody good runs anyways.
There are good rural school systems in south GA but they are few and far between. Also, I have no doubt a smart or driven kid can learn anywhere. I admittedly am not a good overseer of my kids’ academics, that’s another reason this private school option is working better.
Posted on 9/24/22 at 9:02 am to DownSouthJukin
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Studying and B’s teaches kids to work hard. Easy A’s lead to laziness and a reality check when the real world hits.
Unless you have high intelligence. Laziness occurs, but the "reality check" doesn't.
Posted on 9/24/22 at 9:05 am to BigMob
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Currently, they have homework daily and are studying, sometimes until midnight, and they are B-C students, so far.
That's worth it all by itself. I went to a good middle class public high school, the one that parents from other areas tried to get their kids in. Not nationally ranked or anything like that, but a solid high school without the stuff you described. I made straight As without trying, and when I got to GT I got my teeth kicked in my freshman year because I thought I could do the same thing. There's value in learning how to work hard for something, regardless of what it is.
Posted on 9/24/22 at 9:10 am to AUX3
quote:Some of those "pretty useless" study turns out to be helpful in opaque ways.
Private school teaches kids to Study- forces kids to study. However, most of the studying is related to some Math and Literature that are pretty useless in real world jobs.
Posted on 9/24/22 at 9:13 am to BigMob
Here's a difference between public and private school kids that surprised me. Here in Bossier Parish the public schools mandated uniforms about 20 years ago. When I saw these kids walking around town in school uniforms something looked out of place.
I have visited many elite private schools for rich kids. Places like St. Mark's, Jesuit and Greenhill, all in Dallas.
These Bossier kids looked very different. Then it hit me. A lot of those public school kids didn't fit well with a uniform because they were obese.
I then realized that rich kids are not fat.
I have visited many elite private schools for rich kids. Places like St. Mark's, Jesuit and Greenhill, all in Dallas.
These Bossier kids looked very different. Then it hit me. A lot of those public school kids didn't fit well with a uniform because they were obese.
I then realized that rich kids are not fat.
Posted on 9/24/22 at 9:13 am to BigMob
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its worth it.
I have been a teacher for many years and what is happening in public schools is heartbreaking. Kids are being exposed to things that are harming them and not getting the education they need to be productive members of society. I am very glad that yours are learning and protected from the woke nonsense that is destroying public education.
Posted on 9/24/22 at 9:15 am to SlowFlowPro
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Laziness occurs, but the "reality check" doesn't.
That depends on the water you try to swim in.
Posted on 9/24/22 at 9:22 am to DownSouthJukin
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But we’ve chosen the local Catholic school for a variety of reasons. Not only academic, but they get the spiritual component that is lacking in all public schools now.
Our kids went to Catholic school K-12. None go to church now. Belief in God is close to zero I suspect. I could have gotten there a lot cheaper by sending them to public school and be retired by now.
Posted on 9/24/22 at 9:59 am to BigMob
Good job for making whatever sacrifice needed for your kids education and life in general.
My oldest two (now 26&30) went to public schools in Ames for some of middle and high school (no parochial school past 5th or 6th). Academically they were and are excellent. Even back then they were being infiltrated by morally corrupt teachers and policies.
It all came to a head when now 26 was in the 6th grade. He was at the public middle school and turned in a blank math exam. Now the kid knew math then as well as now (he is literally a rocket scientist).
When asked why he didn’t take the test he told his teacher he was glad she asked and went to his desk and pulled out a list of things she had said in done in class that weren’t appropriate. Wife and I get called into school for discipline meeting during which I look at the list and ask which thing or things on the list the teacher has a problem with. Teacher admitted to doing all of them but proceed to say that’s not the point. I disagreed and looked at the wife and asked what she thought. She agreed looked at 26 and said do you want to be home schooled. He said yes and we left the school that day.
Then oldest got wind and left the public high school the next day. We homeschooled until 6-7 years ago.
My oldest two (now 26&30) went to public schools in Ames for some of middle and high school (no parochial school past 5th or 6th). Academically they were and are excellent. Even back then they were being infiltrated by morally corrupt teachers and policies.
It all came to a head when now 26 was in the 6th grade. He was at the public middle school and turned in a blank math exam. Now the kid knew math then as well as now (he is literally a rocket scientist).
When asked why he didn’t take the test he told his teacher he was glad she asked and went to his desk and pulled out a list of things she had said in done in class that weren’t appropriate. Wife and I get called into school for discipline meeting during which I look at the list and ask which thing or things on the list the teacher has a problem with. Teacher admitted to doing all of them but proceed to say that’s not the point. I disagreed and looked at the wife and asked what she thought. She agreed looked at 26 and said do you want to be home schooled. He said yes and we left the school that day.
Then oldest got wind and left the public high school the next day. We homeschooled until 6-7 years ago.
Posted on 9/24/22 at 10:22 am to ChEgrad
I went to Catholic schools all 12 years.By the time I graduated I was done with the Catholic church.Never been back except weddings and funerals.
Posted on 9/24/22 at 10:26 am to BigMob
Best decision you'll ever make.
Posted on 9/24/22 at 10:34 am to BigMob
A good education can be had in the public schools if the student wants it. In private schools a good education is had regardless. Private schools traditional prepare students for college and life after school.
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