Schooling Options

[Tinkerbell]

I fail to see your point. I don't see where you have been able to point out what a private school can offer that a public school can't. They only thing I am aware of is less students per class, but the curriculum is the same. BTW, I know how to spell it. I just mis-typed it. Please forgive me as I am a product of the public school system and they were only ever able to get me to 85 wpm in typing class.

Slacker.

 

[terbear1225]

I fail to see your point. I don't see where you have been able to point out what a private school can offer that a public school can't. They only thing I am aware of is less students per class, but the curriculum is the same. BTW, I know how to spell it. I just mis-typed it. Please forgive me as I am a product of the public school system and they were only ever able to get me to 85 wpm in typing class.

actually, the curriculum is not the same.

 

[kwillia]

actually, the curriculum is not the same.

Please explain. Over the years I have yet to find a difference in what is being taught from grade to grade.

 

[Cowgirl]

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't private schools allowed to hire anyone they want? So there are teachers with no teaching degrees in private schools?

 

[sockgirl77]

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't private schools allowed to hire anyone they want? So there are teachers with no teaching degrees in private schools?

I would hope you are wrong. Otherwise, I'd be wasting time saving my money so that my kids can go to private schools.

 

[kwillia]

I would hope you are wrong. Otherwise, I'd be wasting time saving my money so that my kids can go to private schools.

When the time comes to send your kids to school, you have to make the decision based on the school choices you have for the area you are in at that time. I am basing my opinions on the private vs. public schools for my area because those are the schools I am familiar with and can form an opinion about. I have a neice that went to private school from kindergarten through 8th grade. She chose to enter Leonardtown High (public) vs. Ryken High (private). Many 8th graders chose to do this and the public high school has no problem fitting them into a 9th grade class full of other students on the same "page". This helps me form my opinion that the public and private schools in our area tend to pace each other. :shrug:

 

[terbear1225]

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't private schools allowed to hire anyone they want? So there are teachers with no teaching degrees in private schools?

technically you are right, private schools can hire anyone they want, however it is very unusual for a school to hire someone without a teaching certificate. The exception is religion teachers, since there is no certification available through the board of ed. for religion. In that case, teaches are given a certain amount of time after being hired to obtain certification through the archdiocese of washington.

at this point, most teachers are also expected to obtain/already have a master's degree as well.

 

[terbear1225]

Please explain. Over the years I have yet to find a difference in what is being taught from grade to grade.

i can't speak for the primary schools, but I know for a fact that the sequence of classes in some subject areas (science, english, history) is definitely not the same between public and private schools. There are also some classes that exist in one school but not the other. for example, in recent years, SMR has added a non-fiction class to the English curriculum.

 

[sockgirl77]

When the time comes to send your kids to school, you have to make the decision based on the school choices you have for the area you are in at that time. I am basing my opinions on the private vs. public schools for my area because those are the schools I am familiar with and can form an opinion about. I have a neice that went to private school from kindergarten through 8th grade. She chose to enter Leonardtown High (public) vs. Ryken High (private). Many 8th graders chose to do this and the public high school has no problem fitting them into a 9th grade class full of other students on the same "page". This helps me form my opinion that the public and private schools in our area tend to pace each other. :shrug:

LHS is a great school. In fact, they offer nearly twice the amount of courses that Ryken does. Many more options for different career fields. I really want my kids to go to private schools but I do not want them going to religion based schools. I am hoping that wherever we end up the choices are not limited like St. Mary's was.

 

[Tinkerbell]

i can't speak for the primary schools, but I know for a fact that the sequence of classes in some subject areas (science, english, history) is definitely not the same between public and private schools. There are also some classes that exist in one school but not the other. for example, in recent years, SMR has added a non-fiction class to the English curriculum.

You're right, but only about schools you personally know about.
Kwillia hit the nail on the head -- you have to look at the schools in your area and decide on that. Fact is, some public schools are great, and some suck. AND, just the same, some private schools are great, and some suck. You can't generalize all schools, public and private, based on just the few you know about.

It's all about the kid too, and whether or not there are special things they may need for school and if the school can handle it. My friend's boy is dyslexic. His public elementary school did wonderful with him in special classes to help him deal with it. So, she had no need to pay for private school. However, she was worried about middle school because her older daughter had grade problems in Leonardtown Middle. Well, she sent her son there to see how he would do, and it turns out he's doing great. They do great helping him with his condition as well. Seems her daughter was just being lazy.

 

[nightowl]

You're right, but only about schools you personally know about.
Kwillia hit the nail on the head -- you have to look at the schools in your area and decide on that. Fact is, some public schools are great, and some suck. AND, just the same, some private schools are great, and some suck. You can't generalize all schools, public and private, based on just the few you know about.

It's all about the kid too, and whether or not there are special things they may need for school and if the school can handle it. My friend's boy is dyslexic. His public elementary school did wonderful with him in special classes to help him deal with it. So, she had no need to pay for private school. However, she was worried about middle school because her older daughter had grade problems in Leonardtown Middle. Well, she sent her son there to see how he would do, and it turns out he's doing great. They do great helping him with his condition as well. Seems her daughter was just being lazy.

I wrote about this in another thread with a little different topic. I have 2 children in private school and 1 that went from private school to public high school last year. I do think that there is more communication between the private school and myself and they definitely know me much better than the high school since my children have been there 5 yrs. I can't say I'm 100% happy with the private school as I don't really feel like my children are getting a "better" education than if they went to public school. I do like that they are learning things that they wouldn't learn in public school (about religion). I also think they all have very good manners (not that public school children don't) but I think middle school is tough and had my one child not went to private school 6-8 I think for who he is we would have had a lot more problems. With the high school we've had issues but I attribute most to my child not to the school. I have let the school know that I need to be informed of everything and anything even if they think it's trivial. I've contacted teachers through email and that seems to work well. I am hoping things will continue to work well for my 2 in private as well as my 1 in public.

I think on a whole public schools can offer more to special needs children. As for education of the teachers I found it to be about the same. Most teachers now private or public are making an effort to get masters degrees. One thing I don't like about the private school is their books are so old. They say that is because they don't have the funding but I feel private or public, books should be up to date.

I agree that it depends on the school and the children and the teachers. I think it comes down to a personal choice.

 

[sockgirl77]

I have a question. Why would anyone prefer that their child is home schooled?

 

[hborror]

I have a question. Why would anyone prefer that their child is home schooled?

They don't want the kids to have a social life :shrug:

 

[nightowl]

I have a question. Why would anyone prefer that their child is home schooled?

I think there are a lot of reasons for home schooling, religion, large family (so already feel the kids have the social aspect), problems with the child and they don't want to go anymore. I'm sure there are other reasons too but that's all I got for now.

 

[sockgirl77]

I think there are a lot of reasons for home schooling, religion, large family (so already feel the kids have the social aspect), problems with the child and they don't want to go anymore. I'm sure there are other reasons too but that's all I got for now.

Going to school is not an option. :shrug:

 

[Cowgirl]

I have a question. Why would anyone prefer that their child is home schooled?

Just so the environment is more controlled....very individual learning...no bad influences..stuff like that.

Just curious, what are you hoping to get out of private schooling that you don't think public schooling will offer?

 

[sockgirl77]

Just so the environment is more controlled....very individual learning...no bad influences..stuff like that.

Just curious, what are you hoping to get out of private schooling that you don't think public schooling will offer?

I'm hoping to live in an area that has more along the lines of prep school. If not, they will be going to a good public school.


Oh and my answer is class size. In public school there were up to 40 kids per class.

 

[sockgirl77]

How many high paid professionals were home taught? I can imagine that a college would gladly choose a 4.0 student from a real school over a Mommy taught kid.

 

[Cowgirl]

How many high paid professionals were home taught? I can imagine that a college would gladly choose a 4.0 student from a real school over a Mommy taught kid.

You never know...if their test scores and grades were good, why would they care?

 

[sockgirl77]

You never know...if their test scores and grades were good, why would they care?

There is not enough monitoring of home schooling. Who grades the kids? Mommy?