athena53
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Please explain why that is necessarily true [kids would get a better education at a private school]. Proof would be good.
My grandchildren are the 4th generation to spend time outside of public schools. My parents went to faith-based schools and so did my siblings and I. When our very expensive public school system (Bergen County, NJ) wasn't giving my son the education he deserved I sent him to NY Military Academy, where he graduated with honors and was Commander of two companies of cadets. He also go off the couch and started working out. At 37 he's still in great shape. His kids are home-schooled.
Yes, if I'd chosen the wrong private school he would have fallen flat on his face. He's smart but had some ADD and lacked discipline and study skills. I'll take some responsibility- I was a single mother after an ugly divorce, working a demanding job to pay the bills and maybe not paying as much attention to his schooling that I should have when he was at home.
In my experience kids who are falling through the cracks in public school can generally do better in a private school because:
-You can choose a school "type" that fits your kid.
-The staff and faculty know that if you're not happy you can take your kid and your money to another school. (The public school staff NEVER remembered my last name- they called me "Mrs. DS' last name" and not my birth surname, which I never changed. NYMA always remembered my correct last name. A little thing, but telling.)
-Smaller classes.
-Not as hamstrung by the state and local bureaucracy (although there are still rules and standards).
What's sad is that so much public funds are being funneled to the public school monopoly even when things aren't working for so many kids. (Think Common Core.) Private schooling for kids whose parents are willing and able to afford it doesn't solve the problems of the others "left behind".