Public vs. Private
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Private to Public and Public to Private
Asked by P.O. from Harrisburg
on April 26, 2011
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Have you ever had to take your child out of private school and place them into public school for a certain reason or vice versa, take them from public and place them i...
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- Friends kids were in a private Christian school. The public school was so far behind that is was nearly a whole grade. My friends son didn't want to do any of the wo...
- i put my older one in private school because he was getting lost in the shuffle in middle school. his grades were fine and his teachers liked him, but i didn't like wh...
- My kids aren't old enough for school yet, but when I was younger my parents pulled me out of public school and put me into private in 5th grade. I Loved private schoo...
Public or Private
Asked by B.H. from Dallas
on May 24, 2010
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Are your children in public school or private or home school? Why did you choose this route?
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- We reside in Hunterdon Cty NJ. This is the second most expensive place to reside in the USA. We have great schools systems. Although our school budget was recently not...
- My daughter is grown but I looked into putting her in private school and decided upon public school. I adopted her as a special needs child. I found that private sch...
- My son, who's in kindergarten, is currently at a charter school. We went that route because he has a summer birthday and I wasn't sure he was emotionally mature enoug...
Public or Private?
Asked by J.C. from New York
on March 11, 2009
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Hi Moms, It is time to decide which elementary school my son should be going to in September. In my town, we have several magnet schools which we did apply to (lottery...
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- Hi J., I guess it depends on your public school system. Although having had one daughter graduate 8th grade last year after attending K-8 in a Catholic school and ...
- Wow. That is a tough one. We struggled with that choice also. I agree with one of the other responses that you get out what you put in. There is more to it than that ...
- Hi J., I have two daughters, they are K and 5th grade now; they are both in public school. Until this summer we were living in Queens, NY and now we are in Elmwood Pa...
Public or Private
Asked by T.P. from Chicago
on March 8, 2009
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Hi Mom's
Can anyone give the good and bad about St. Walter's church in Roselle. I know everyone say's private is better, but I'm not cathlic so I never attended a ...
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- If you do decide to go with a Catholic school, St. Hubert in Hoffman Estates is an excellent school. Roselle is not too far from there. If you live on the District 5...
- There are lots of things to think about when making this decision. I have 2 kids in Catholic school (not St. Walter's) and 1 in public (we just switched this year). ...
- Not to scare you, but isn't St. Walters where the priest just got arrested for embezzling church funds? I recall reading an article fairly recently about that. B...
Public Shool or Private School ?
Asked by U.L. from Portland
on August 30, 2011
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My son just turned 4 and next year he will be going to kinder. I am puzzled as to the school choices and can't decide if I should enroll him in a public school or a pr...
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- My biggest reason for choosing a Private school was the class sizes. My daughter has been in private school since 3 yr old preschool. Her class size was 10 kids w/ two...
- it totally depends on the child and the schools. For example we have a great public school system in our county. And our school happens to be one of the best ( even i...
- One other thing to consider, which might be the best of both worlds and your taxes pay for it: Charter Schools within the district. Check the district web page and loo...
What Do You Think About Public and Private School?
Asked by H.T. from Houston
on August 15, 2006
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I am from Malaysia and very confuse about the education system here. Private school is way too much money compare to public school. My son is going to be 4 next year, ...
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- It depends on the school district you are zoned to as to if you are eligible for public pre-k. In some districts they offer it to all that are going to be by Sept. 1, ...
- I do not know where you live but we live in Sugar Land and have found a wonderful school that is unbeleievably inexpensive because they have received some large grants...
- IT DEPENDS ON WHERE YOU LIVE AND YOUR COUNTY! WHAT AREA ARE YOU IN AND I COULD HELP, I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 38 YRS. (ALL MY LIFE)! THE SCHOOLS ARE GOOD IN FORT BEND ...
School, Private or Public
Asked by K.K. from Chicago
on August 29, 2006
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O.k. mom's out there, I need some advice. My daughter is in 2nd grade this year. She ateends a public school by are house. The School is very nice and for the past two...
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- In my experience of teaching in Private schools is that they tend not to have the expertise, specialist teachers, experience or funds (and in many cases, the inclinati...
- K., My 2 kids go to private school, we live in Crestwood, and our public school here is not up to the standards I think they should be. We pay about $430.00 per mont...
- My background is this: I went to private schools my whole life (and enjoyed it), but personally I would not send a possible "special needs" child to one. If it w...
Public or Private School??
Asked by S.S. from Washington DC
on January 30, 2012
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I live in Howard county MD. I have a 3+ year old so we will be starting K in a year and a half. Should I put him in public school or private? I may seem early to be co...
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- I live in Frederick County and have for about 2 years. Before that we lived in Richmond, VA. In both places I homeschooled until this year. We found a wonderful privat...
- I currently have a Kindergartner and decided to send him to private school, but only for Kindergarten. I will enroll him in the local public school for 1st grade. Wh...
- The statistics show that private is typically the best choice if you can afford it. Obviously there are some (very few) cases were this isn't true but overall yes pri...
Private Vs. Public School ?
Asked by K.W. from Washington DC
on January 29, 2008
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I am in the process of researching elementary schools, as my son will enter kindergarten in the fall. I want to hear from moms who have children or who may have experi...
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- My suggestion is to send them to public school for a year, then when they go to private school they'll be happy and grateful. And if they ever complain you can say, "s...
- HI, I have a lot of experience in this area. I am a teacher in a balt. county public elementary school. However my own children are now attending private school. In...
- Hi K., Yes, there is a different . You as the parent would have to research . (Private varies ,public) My oldest son start private school in the very beginning. Which ...
Private or Public School
Asked by T.G. from Portland
on February 3, 2009
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My daughter has been attending a private preschool for the last two years. This February she turns 5 and will attend Kindergarten next year. I am trying to decide whet...
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- T., I'm not sure where you are writing from but if it is in the Tri-Cities I believe I know the school. My daughter went to a private pre-school for two years foll...
- As a public school teacher, and advocate for public education, I'd say go with what you're comfortable with. If you can afford to keep your child in private school whe...
- if you are concerned about your daughter's education and have the money to spend, i would honestly look into some sort of home school program, and that doesn't mean yo...
