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Public school curriculum in the US have also become increasingly rigid and based on standardized testing. That was a major driver in my choice to go to a private school even though I’m a product of public schools. My kids’ school’s guiding philosophy is “we want kids to experience the joy of learning so it becomes something they will choose to do rather than feel forced to do.”
I suppose it’s where you live and the quality of school
Sadly, public education funding has been gutted for the last 20 years. The biggest difference with private school is the teacher-to-student ratio. Teacher pay is also usually better which leads to better outcomes.
Check the schools graduation rates and test scores. That should give a baseline indication
It’s a really hard thing to assess. I do think private schools can have better results, but how do you measure that in monetary terms? There is also the inherent benefit of your kids having diverse classmates from all walks of life. How do you quantify that?
Yes, but probably by virtue of living in a small city with lots of opportunity for that. I know from my experience that it would be more challenging if we lived in the suburbs. It was also easier before the pandemic, but has become more difficult as options closed down. We’re fortunate that it is also a focus of their school.
The other side of it is that we wanted to be able to put more of our own values and philosophical guidance into their formative experiences. That matters less when teaching addition or spelling. But choosing where you volunteer (eg food bank, homeless shelter, ASPCA, etc) or where you socialize (the public splash pad vs private pool club) helps open up great opportunities for discussion and modeling values.
We’ve gone back and forth on this. Partially since kid exhibits adhd traits - we think the smaller class sizes would benefit. But we’ve also talked about looking into tutors or after school educational programs as a way to enhance the public school experience with “fun” learning (eg ninja code). Since he’s only in kindergarten - we’re looking to evaluate the next 1-2yr and then go from there.
In the same boat. I have been disappointed with Kindergarten at the public school.
We’ve gone with a private AMI Montessori school given that my wife is trained in AMI Montessori 0-3. Wife is nonchalant about it, but I’m shocked everyday with what my 3 year old says and does. I credit it to the school and methodology. (Apparently there’s a huge difference between Montessori accreditations, and now that I see it, I get it) She was in a daycare for a summer, and it was vastly different. That’s how I imagine it probably will be if we put her in public school, so we’ll be keeping her in this private school till she ages out (8th grade) or we move.
Depends on the kid. If they like school it will be worth it. If they hate going to school and just put in the minimum effort to pass then why bother paying additional money?