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Originally Posted by sammyg2
Do you have kids?
There's way more to it than what you posted.
Private schools have better test scores because if a parent is paying for the school, he or she is much more likely to take an active part in the education.
Plus trouble-makers and bad students get kicked out before they can become a distraction.
Parents who send their kids to private school tend to be more successful, prolly because they have better work ethics and less "baggage". That gets passed onto the kids. Parents of kids in private schools participate in their kids education, instead of sitting on the porch with a 40 ouncer.
My kids go to private school and their education is head and shoulders above what they would get at the local immigration centers, uh I mean public schools.
Lutheran high school of Orange is very expensive but has a graduation rate very close 100%, and over 90% of all graduates go on to attend a 4 year university. The public schools around here can't even come close to that.
Would you rather have a kid in a classroom full of motivated, good students or a classroom half-full of slackers, screw-ups, or kids that can barely speak English?
My son has been ranked in the top 1% in the nation on his yearly skills and aptitude test, 5 years in a row. He's never gotten a grade below an A-.
He may be skipping high school and going straight to Cal Tech.
My daughter also gets very good grades, stays out of trouble, and is very active and successful in sports. She hangs around with other good kids, as opposed to some of the trash I see walking to or from the public schools.
There's not much that is more sickening that seeing 12 year olds smoking.
It's worth the $12,500 a year.
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I think it really comes down to where you live. My public high school had graduation stats very similar to your private school. In most of my classes, I was the goofball/troublemaker and never actual got in any trouble (although I was always in gifted/honors classes so that is probably not the best representation of students).
Why would you want to send a 14 year old to school with 18+ young adults. I think that would be crippling to his social development. You learn a hell of a lot more in high school about social aspects of life then you do from a textbook.
My parents, especially my dad, wanted me to go to the private catholic military high school in my area. I told them no, as there was no way I was going to an all-guys school. I think I'm turning out alright. YMMV