He was accepted to several of the top private schools in the Atlanta area this year. Anyone have any experience with moving from public to private schools? Should he attend a private school or continue in the public school system here?
He was accepted to several of the top private schools in the Atlanta area this year. Anyone have any experience with moving from public to private schools? Should he attend a private school or continue in the public school system here?
How is this even a question given the state of public schooling in the USA?
My parent's sacrificed so I could go to one of the top private schools in the area (I had to wear a pressed shirt, blazer and tie every day to school).
As I approach 40 I look back and it was one of best things my parents did for me.
Professionally, it continues to open doors in my areas as many of the alum (like myself) work for and are executives in some of the top companies in the area. I'm able to network easily because of the alum network provided.
The benefits of private schooling go far beyond education.
He was accepted to several of the top private schools in the Atlanta area this year. Anyone have any experience with moving from public to private schools? Should he attend a private school or continue in the public school system here?
How is this even a question given the state of public schooling in the USA?
My parent's sacrificed so I could go to one of the top private schools in the area (I had to wear a pressed shirt, blazer and tie every day to school).
As I approach 40 I look back and it was one of best things my parents did for me.
Professionally, it continues to open doors in my areas as many of the alum (like myself) work for and are executives in some of the top companies in the area. I'm able to network easily because of the alum network provided.
The benefits of private schooling go far beyond education.
Several of those reasons are why we/he is considering private school.
He was accepted to several of the top private schools in the Atlanta area this year. Anyone have any experience with moving from public to private schools? Should he attend a private school or continue in the public school system here?
He got in, huh? You mean several schools that you will PAY for him to attend would like him as a student so they can receive your money? Fascinating!
There are some good public schools around Atlanta. Tell me which one he would attend, and I'll tell you if he should go to one of those you have to pay for or not.
The vast majority of the time, other than in the Northeast, the better option is to go to one of the good public schools in the area. If you can't afford to live in one of those good areas and you get a serious break on private school tuition, then that's a viable option. As a general rule (again, except for the Northeast...still is the case many times there, but not enough to be a general rule), the public school teachers are more educated and better paid, so do understand that.
As I see it, there are two main reasons to go to ANY private k-12 school:
1) You want your kid to be immersed in the religion that is spewed there.
2) There is a SERIOUS violence problem at the local school and there actually isn't that (not just perception, but an actual difference) at the private school.
3) In the Northeast, there IS a higher quality of education at SOME of the private schools compared to MOST of the public schools. If you lived there, that would take some careful consideration and then determine if the cost was worth it.
He was accepted to several of the top private schools in the Atlanta area this year. Anyone have any experience with moving from public to private schools? Should he attend a private school or continue in the public school system here?
How is this even a question given the state of public schooling in the USA?
My parent's sacrificed so I could go to one of the top private schools in the area (I had to wear a pressed shirt, blazer and tie every day to school).
As I approach 40 I look back and it was one of best things my parents did for me.
Professionally, it continues to open doors in my areas as many of the alum (like myself) work for and are executives in some of the top companies in the area. I'm able to network easily because of the alum network provided.
The benefits of private schooling go far beyond education.
Just curious, in what part of the country did you go to private school?
In a place like Baltimore (where I'm from), all non-private schools are trash. They have massive problems with violence (fighting and other crime) and no students can read. Even Poly/City (the 'gems' of the city) aren't great
Depends entirely on the specific public school he would be attending otherwise. As a lifelong resident, I can tell you that for the most part APS are an absolute disaster, and there’s no way I would send my kid to 99% of them. Violence, drugs, teacher apathy, obscenely low test scores, a million and one other distractions.
A lot of transplants are unfortunately coming to that realization now. They bought beautiful (and expensive) homes in the city only to realize just how bad the schools are, and that it will take years of additional gentrification to bring them up to semi-decent quality. They cannot afford $30k+ a year for private schools for multiple kids, and so they’re moving to surrounding counties (Forsyth, Cobb, Hall) with better public school options.
How is this even a question given the state of public schooling in the USA?
My parent's sacrificed so I could go to one of the top private schools in the area (I had to wear a pressed shirt, blazer and tie every day to school).
As I approach 40 I look back and it was one of best things my parents did for me.
Professionally, it continues to open doors in my areas as many of the alum (like myself) work for and are executives in some of the top companies in the area. I'm able to network easily because of the alum network provided.
The benefits of private schooling go far beyond education.
Just curious, in what part of the country did you go to private school?
Mid-Atlantic. My state is notorious for horrendous (and I mean horrendous) public schools but has amazing private schools (both religious and non religious).
A few are: AIS, Westminister, Lovett, Pace. There are a few others, but those are the ones closest to us and probably the most likely candidates.
AIS: I don't see any religious affiliation. Wikipedia says only two notable graduates, and one is an actor. Meh. BUT, there is this, "...will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, national and ethnic origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation or gender preference..."
Westminister: "Westminster was founded by Atlanta's leaders as a learning community rooted in Christian values and wholesome intensity." Gross.
Lovett: Has some historical ties to racism/segregation, but I suppose it could have changed its tune since the mid 1960s. $33,000 seems a tad high for tuition to me, but you do you, brother. It's a "Christian" school, so as far as I'm concerned, meh AND gross.
Pace: "...we adhere to Judeo-Christian values and place a major emphasis on character development." So, gross. I thought character development should come from home. School is to learn academic subjects.
Tuition for all of them is anywhere from about $29,000-$35,000. I don't get it, again, unless you are POOR and live in a horrible school district and you get SERIOUS (as in free or almost free) money for your kid to go there. Three of them will indoctrinate him into the Christian myth, so good luck with that.
Just curious, in what part of the country did you go to private school?
Mid-Atlantic. My state is notorious for horrendous (and I mean horrendous) public schools but has amazing private schools (both religious and non religious).
Ok. I see you aren't interested in naming the exact state, so I won't press you further.