Quote Originally Posted by Sue View Post
As a child, did you attend a Private School that was Christian based? Or as a adult have you sent your child or grandchild to a Private School? I am looking for opinions both adverse and positive.

If you have any thoughts to share, I'd love to hear them.
Sue
K-8 At a Lutheran school. Religious education, conservative values, and enforced discipline. We had a moderate dress code, no uniforms, and tuition was reasonable if you were a member of the church. The class size and indeed the school size was small, and there were ample after school activities with a high percentage of the classes participating.

9-12 At the best public high school in the area (part of the reason we located there). Over 80% went on to college in my graduating class. Discipline was more of a problem than in the private school, mostly I'd say because the school was limited in its options where the private school had greater scope over the students.


Personally I look at much of what is being taught in public school nowadays, or not taught as the case may be, and I just cringe. I want my future child to have a better, even more encompassing education than I had, not one dumbed down so the lest common denominator doesn't fail. I would probably home school or send my child to parochial school if there was any way to manage it, at least till eighth grade. I think public high school might be a good idea, since it would expose them to a greater diversity of the people they might encounter in the world (and have to tolerate/learn to work with/avoid) than you would get in a more limited wholesome environment. I want them to experience that while there is a chance I can guide their steps and keep them going the right direction before I send them out into the wider world of college.