Both are in private-- Montessori for DD and a private school for kids with ADHD, ASD for DS. DS goes there for 3 hours a day and is homeschooled for the rest.
Post by lolalolalola on Apr 21, 2016 11:07:04 GMT -5
Canadian so special snowflake. They go to catholic school but it's not private. I chose public because we can choose if they go to a catholic school, which is free.
They are in 7th and 5th grade in Catholic School. My daughter actually just did her 3rd "7th grade day" yesterday at one of the local private high schools. They will both go to private HS.
Eta we are in a great school district it was just a personal choice.
Both my dd go to public school, but they are advance academy. They teach 1 school level above the actual grade level. I'm really happy they got into the program. NOLA public schools at not good at all.
My steps kids go to public school. They can't attend private because of the language barrier.
Public. I chose an area with a good school district to live in. My place is much smaller than I could have gotten in nearby towns but it is only me and my dd so it was an easy trade off.
SDs go to public school in their moms district. We really don't have much say over that but it's a decent school system. Well it ranks well but apparently there are tons of fights all the time so I don't know.
DS is in daycare. He's in a 5 star center, I think I pay more than average but it's important to me that he gets a really good start (and I think it's paying off). We plan to move and I've done hours of research into schools in the area where we plan to buy and narrowed it to three districts and told DH I'm not considering any other locations.
If money is no object then I would do more research into private schools for sure.
DS is in a small Catholic school because the public schools in my district are going downhill through no fault of their own. I like having him there though because of the family atmosphere, that there's one class per grade so he can make good friends (district schools have 8ish classes per grade and the kids are mixed up every year), and I feel like the teachers go out of their way to help every student.
DS is in kinder at a private school associated with a Methodist church. It is a pre-school with a private kindergarten, so this is his last year there. He will move to a charter school next year. Our local schools are not great, and the charter has much smaller classes and a focus on active learning. If money was not an issue, I would send him to private school, but that is not an option right now.
Public. We live in an excellent school district. Also, there aren't a ton of private schools nearby, so going to private would be hugely inconvenient in addition to expensive.
Catholic elementary school for K-8. We chose it because I am a practicing Catholic and we are raising our kids in the faith. I like the values that are reinforced. Tuition is cheap ($2,500 per child). If it was a lot more expensive, we might have made a different choice.
Post by cabbagecabbage on Apr 21, 2016 11:30:38 GMT -5
Public. We knew we wanted children and bought our house after the collapse, so we planned a long term stay. We shopped specifically within two school districts. If money was no object, I'd live somewhere else and might consider private school but I would not choose a religious school.
Post by crazycakes on Apr 21, 2016 11:35:18 GMT -5
She will go to a private Montessori pre-k, then switch to public school. We chose our neighborhood in large part due to the school system. I know DH would love to send her to private school, but I am not willing to default there. If we are not happy with the public school for some reason we will consider moving her to private.
My kids go to public. We moved out to the area b/c once upon a time it was a year round school. That went away before DD started, but it's still a very good public district.
I considered private, prep, not religious, but then I got pregnant with DS and that became impossible. I was already having a hard time with the fact that if we sent DD she would be the "poor" kid most likely and I know kids can be cruel. If money were no object, I would send my kids to that one school in the area b/c it affords amazing opportunities/networking I'm sure. But I do not feel bad one bit about the school they're going to.
Post by W.T.Faulkner on Apr 21, 2016 11:36:41 GMT -5
If/when we have kids, they'll go to public school. We're moving out of the city next year so we have access to better public schools. At first we thought we might stay in the city and send them to Catholic school, but I'm a little worried about the staying power of the archdiocesan schools that are around us.
If money was no consideration, I'd put them in a Friends school.
Post by DotAndBuzz on Apr 21, 2016 11:54:56 GMT -5
We're doing public school. For now.
But I'm not thrilled with a lot of things, and am working with a group of other parents to make some changes at the individual school, and district level. We'll see. This particular district is kind of riding on it's reputation right now, IMO, and I'm less than convinced it continues to deserve it.
Post by icedcoffee on Apr 21, 2016 12:00:56 GMT -5
Public school because it's free.
We were very specific about moving into an area that fed into one of 4 high schools and refused to purchase in any area that had elementary or middle schools ranked less than 7 out of 10 on greatschools. Long term it's cheaper to just buy in an area with better schools and we didn't want to ever feel pressure to move if we bought in a place with good elementary but crappy high school.
Neighborhood public school. It's a good school, and a tight-knit community. And free.
Honestly, I think we would be there regardless of the money. DD has absolutely bloomed having neighborhood kids as classmates and friends. Any private school we could send her to around here wouldn't have that community aspect, even if we moved.
Public. It's not a top rated school but it seems to be pretty good overall. I want her to go to school with other children from the neighbourhood and I think the diversity she will be exposed to at our local school will be beneficial.
Private school in my area costs a lot and I can't justify it on tuition when I think of all the other enriching activities and travel we could do with that money. Plus, I don't really want to bus or drive her across town when she has a perfectly good option down the street.
I don't think I would change my mind even if private school was free.
But really, we are fortunate to be in a good district.
Yep, this.
In fact, I'm taking K to her Kindergarten Gathering tonight after work, where she'll be meeting the teachers, seeing the classrooms, and meet other kids. She's going to the public school half mile down the road from us.
We've done independent (private), private therapeutic/lab school and public in an award-winning district.
All have pluses and minuses.
Class sizes in private were better than same grade public, but the quality of teachers was significantly highest as a group in the lab and public schools. There was no sense of community at the lab school, the indie school claimed it but could be cliquish. For a kid with SN, the public school was best at real inclusion. The lab school was the best at differentiating for individualized learning.
DS was happiest in public school.
And can did afford private, public was still a better fit for our family.
Post by SpartanGirl on Apr 21, 2016 12:42:16 GMT -5
My oldest 3 are at a public elementary school. My youngest is at a private preschool (there is no public option for preschool).
Money was certainly a factor in choosing our elementary school. Four kids in private school is not financially an option for us. Our zoned public school is pretty good, and we've had a great experience with the teachers my kids have had. If our public school wasn't good, we would have strongly considered homeschooling. By far my biggest complaint with our elementary school is class size. DD1 has 34 kids in her 4th grade class room. I think it's far too many (and it isn't the largest 4th grade class in her school).
It's hard to say what we would do if money weren't an option since we've been at our elementary school for 5 years now. I feel invested. If we were starting over, we probably would have looked into some of the private school options.