https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 21:51:21 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/private-school-why-you-are-sending-your-child-to-one/page/2#post-2180279 Sat, 16 May 2015 07:50:19 +0000 singingbee 2180279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went to public schools, but now teach in a private school. Our daughter will be going to my school. We get a discount on tuition, but we also love the environment and curriculum. We are also Catholic, so she gets her religious education in each day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/private-school-why-you-are-sending-your-child-to-one/page/2#post-2180264 Sat, 16 May 2015 07:35:08 +0000 ScarletBegonia 2180264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: I mean that is Australian dollars but in the end it's not that different!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/private-school-why-you-are-sending-your-child-to-one/page/2#post-2180231 Sat, 16 May 2015 06:30:26 +0000 farawayyama 2180231@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Katrocap: I'm a teacher (although home with DD until August) and am leaning private for similar reasons (finances depending). I don't believe the testing is appropriate, nor the messages it sends about learning.</p> <p>I actually love our local public schools but their hands are tied over testing and I don't want her learning experiences to be geared toward the tests. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/private-school-why-you-are-sending-your-child-to-one/page/2#post-2180229 Sat, 16 May 2015 06:17:36 +0000 hellobeeboston 2180229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are definitely sending kids to public, that is the primary reason we chose the town we moved to, great schools. But, like someone else said, depending on situations, one of our sons may want (or need) private school when they are older, and there are quite a few private schools I'm our area. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/private-school-why-you-are-sending-your-child-to-one/page/2#post-2180221 Sat, 16 May 2015 05:19:11 +0000 regberadaisy 2180221@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not sending my kids to private so I wasn't commenting. But holy shit @ScarletBegonia: that's more than my college tuition. People be crazy.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/private-school-why-you-are-sending-your-child-to-one/page/2#post-2180215 Sat, 16 May 2015 02:56:43 +0000 FannyMae 2180215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erinpye: I get you but I'll put it like this - when I went to public primary school the vast majority of non-english speaking migrants were greek, macedonian, italian, vietnamese &amp; turkish. fast forward 25+ years, the demographic has changed dramatically.<br /> the largest majority of non-english speaking migrants in this area are of middle eastern background. quite a few of my friends have kids who go to schools in the local area and they find that the interaction between muslim/non muslim kids can be a big sticking point. Growing up my best friend was Turkish (i'm Greek) and interaction outside of school was seriously limited when it came to play dates, birthday parties etc. I'm not saying this is always the case, but at the end of the day your kids are going to be friends with whoever you send them to school with and sometimes it helps if they have more in common than not. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/private-school-why-you-are-sending-your-child-to-one#post-2180156 Fri, 15 May 2015 21:57:09 +0000 erinpye 2180156@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FannyMae: And that's bad because? Sorry, not calling you out, but someone will always be in the minority, and what's wrong with learning from friends with different cultural backgrounds and who speak different languages? </p> <p>My girls will go to private school because they have specific needs that aren't addressed very well in public schools around here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/private-school-why-you-are-sending-your-child-to-one#post-2180151 Fri, 15 May 2015 21:36:20 +0000 avivoca 2180151@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're planning on sending our kids to public schools, but I briefly considered going private. If they express an interest in going to a private school for high school, we'll discuss it then. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/private-school-why-you-are-sending-your-child-to-one#post-2180143 Fri, 15 May 2015 21:13:18 +0000 ScarletBegonia 2180143@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BandDmommy: Nope, I'm in Sydney, Australia. There are levels of private schools here, and I suppose you could say the one I teach at is "top tier" - $40000+ tuition/year and like I said, insane name recognition. I would consider sending my son to a lesser private school, but luckily the public schools in my area are very well attended and have lots of parental participation (something that is sorely lacking at the school I teach at). </p> <p>I guess in the end, unless the public schools in one's catchment area are really truly atrocious, I don't see the point in paying to send kids to schools that fundamentally are not that different. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/private-school-why-you-are-sending-your-child-to-one#post-2180141 Fri, 15 May 2015 21:09:19 +0000 FannyMae 2180141@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'll definitely be sending kids to the local private catholic primary and secondary schools. the particular school we want to send DD to is not too big, has had a good community reputation and good resources for students. in comparison, the local public schools (being a 5 minute walk) are not so great. I'd love to send her to a public school but the fact is that unless its an inner city school with extra $$ support from parents on top of govt funding I can't see it happening.</p> <p>I'll probably get called out for this, but the outer suburbs public schools have a higher proportion of non-english speaking students from migrant backgrounds (majority middle eastern in my suburb), and it means thats going to be the demographic that your kids are friends with. I know that sounds harsh, but if you have a whole lot more of the kids being from the same ethnicity or cultural background, your kid is the odd one out. at the local catholic school the students are still of various ethnicities but less focused on 2 or 3 groups. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/private-school-why-you-are-sending-your-child-to-one#post-2180134 Fri, 15 May 2015 21:00:53 +0000 Katrocap 2180134@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am a public school teacher but am planning on sending DS to private school for a few reasons. I am philosophically opposed to the amount of testing that occurs in my city's public schools. The tests are not developmentally appropriate, they are stressful for all involved, they take away from real learning and the high-stakes tests serve no instructional purpose for students. I also don't like the conformity and rigidity of public schools here. We are lucky to have a few affordable independent schools in our area (including a Sudbury school), so unless we experience a bad financial turn, private school is the route we're taking.</p> <p>@looch: I went to an IB high school and LOVED it. Honestly, I felt like I learned more in IB than college :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/private-school-why-you-are-sending-your-child-to-one#post-2180125 Fri, 15 May 2015 20:46:25 +0000 honeybear 2180125@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ScarletBegonia: I don't think what you describe is unique to your school. I'm familiar with several 'big' (read: very expensive) private schools in the U.S. I even paid tuition at one for a bit. And I can assure you that it is not unusual to have fancy resources that go underutilized and parents who are chiefly there for the name. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/private-school-why-you-are-sending-your-child-to-one#post-2180108 Fri, 15 May 2015 20:13:32 +0000 BandDmommy 2180108@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ScarletBegonia: Just curious, are you in the US? I like hearing your perspective. :) It's a differing viewpoint and I like that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/private-school-why-you-are-sending-your-child-to-one#post-2180096 Fri, 15 May 2015 19:48:39 +0000 ScarletBegonia 2180096@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I teach in a private school and will DEFINITELY send my kids to public school. I don't see the benefit at all for the kids that go to my school, and to be honest I kind of judge the parents for sending kids there...its a "big name" school in my city with a long tradition of celebrities/political figures attending. Most parents send their kids there just so they can say they do. I don't really see all the advantages that private schools are meant to have. The teaching staff are just as overworked and exhausted and under appreciated as at any other school I've worked at, and while there are some excellent resources, most of them are underused and gathering dust. I think my situation is probably unique, but still we'll be going public. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/private-school-why-you-are-sending-your-child-to-one#post-2180092 Fri, 15 May 2015 19:42:22 +0000 matador84 2180092@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I work in public schools so a variety of reasons we'll probably go private. I like the idea of raising children with religious education. Second, I feel like as soon as children get into 3rd grade here they only focus on reading and math because that is what is tested on state level. Rarely science until 5th grade (when it's tested) and you can pretty much forget about social studies. </p> <p>It makes me super sad, so I'm hoping we can afford private. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/private-school-why-you-are-sending-your-child-to-one#post-2179972 Fri, 15 May 2015 16:17:36 +0000 meganmp 2179972@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine will hopefully attend, if they can get in, because it will be the school I teach at. Otherwise, we live near decent public schools. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/private-school-why-you-are-sending-your-child-to-one#post-2179965 Fri, 15 May 2015 16:11:14 +0000 HLK208 2179965@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS was in public for kindergarten - it's a good school but he's advanced and bored. We're on a waiting list for a private school. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/private-school-why-you-are-sending-your-child-to-one#post-2179884 Fri, 15 May 2015 14:58:51 +0000 Mrs. J 2179884@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If we still lived in the city or picked a suburb where the schools were not very good, I would send to Catholic school. For preschool/kindergarten, we may end up private, but for 1-12, we will go public. We purposely picked a location with amazing public schools. ETA: I went Catholic 1-university AND I teach at a Catholic school. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/private-school-why-you-are-sending-your-child-to-one#post-2179871 Fri, 15 May 2015 14:46:55 +0000 Miss Ariel 2179871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Based on where we live currently we'd do private since the public schools aren't that great. Although there is one suburb we could move to that has a good school system where we'd do public.</p> <p>In a perfect world I'd do public since I believe in the system, but it just doesn't make sense based on where we currently live. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/private-school-why-you-are-sending-your-child-to-one#post-2179720 Fri, 15 May 2015 13:06:51 +0000 teamjse 2179720@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We actually live in an area with excellent schools, but we have plans to send ds to private school. We're hoping that with smaller classroom sizes and a smaller school in general, his teacher will be more aware of his food allergies. We do not have any nut free public schools in our area. His safety is the most important thing to us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/private-school-why-you-are-sending-your-child-to-one#post-2179713 Fri, 15 May 2015 13:03:44 +0000 Mama Bird 2179713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd seriously consider it if DH was on board. Of the 8 young people in my family that went through the NYC public school system, I am the only one who graduated college. One of us is still in school, one has turned into a permanent college student, and the rest dropped out at various points. Somehow all of this is not enough to convince DH how much the system sucks, so my backup plan is to do a big rearrangement of my work hours when DS starts school, and try to give him an education myself. I don't see it working very well though - it already seems like he's one of those kids that needs peer pressure to be motivated. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/private-school-why-you-are-sending-your-child-to-one#post-2179712 Fri, 15 May 2015 13:02:59 +0000 Mamasig 2179712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My boys will go to catholic school. Their father and I both grew up in the catholic school system. I like the values they provide. Plus, the public schools are lacking in my area. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/private-school-why-you-are-sending-your-child-to-one#post-2179707 Fri, 15 May 2015 12:57:09 +0000 PurplePeony 2179707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We bought a house in a neighborhood with two consistently highly-rated public schools (one K-5 and one K-8). We're walking distance to the K-8 and assumed our kid(s) would go there. However, as DD is growing up and I'm looking more into educational philosophies, I'm becoming increasingly uncomfortable with the public system (not public school generally or the teachers themselves, just the laserlike focus on standardized testing and lack of exploration, individuality, and sense of wonder -- especially at young ages). I REALLY would prefer to send her to a play-based kindergarten, at least. After that, I think the best school for her would depend on her personality and abilities. It would kill me to have to take her all the way across the city for school instead of down the street if we decide to go private, but I guess we'd do it if we need to...but we wouldn't be able to afford two kids in private school so this is really only a consideration if we decide to be one and done. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/private-school-why-you-are-sending-your-child-to-one#post-2179648 Fri, 15 May 2015 12:25:47 +0000 Foodnerd81 2179648@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It really depends on where we end up living by then. We are in the city now and schools are so so, for elementary at least, but the zoning / assignment system is crazy so we wouldn't know what school she would be going to until spring of the year before she starts. We are open to that or the local catholic school for the first couple of years, if we are still in the city. </p> <p>Then we will be weighing the cost of a house in a great school district vs private school and a house in a less great district. I think id rather go public in a great district but we haven't started that research yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/private-school-why-you-are-sending-your-child-to-one#post-2179638 Fri, 15 May 2015 12:21:29 +0000 Andrea 2179638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are choosing a private school for its more rigorous curriculum. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/private-school-why-you-are-sending-your-child-to-one#post-2179615 Fri, 15 May 2015 12:01:23 +0000 BananaPancakes 2179615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is currently in a private preschool and will continue until kindergarten because our county doesn't offer public preschool. We're hoping he'll test into one of the (2) public charter school's for elementary, but if he doesn't, we're considering private. The school we're zoned for is ok, but I'd prefer a more rigorous curriculum. And I'll be pushing hard for a private middle school, because middle school is tough stuff and the school he's zoned for is a hot mess. There are no charter options for middle, so we'll likely end up in private then, if we're not already in it. High School will depend on a few factors, so we'll just see when the time comes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/private-school-why-you-are-sending-your-child-to-one#post-2179548 Fri, 15 May 2015 10:53:45 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 2179548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If we stay where we are we will need to enter the charter lottery or go private. The alternative would be to move to a better school district out in the suburbs. Not a fan of either choice at the moment. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/private-school-why-you-are-sending-your-child-to-one#post-2179547 Fri, 15 May 2015 10:53:20 +0000 namaste 2179547@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH and I both went to private school and I loved it. Most of my friends also went to private schools in different places and we all enjoyed several aspects of it. I also dislike the public school system here immensely. We are in a great area for what it's worth but I really like the curriculum of the private school here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/private-school-why-you-are-sending-your-child-to-one#post-2179493 Fri, 15 May 2015 10:20:16 +0000 .twist. 2179493@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: Nope. There are annual fees. At least for the one I'm looking into. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/private-school-why-you-are-sending-your-child-to-one#post-2179489 Fri, 15 May 2015 10:17:53 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2179489@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If we stay in the same city we will probably go the private school route because the school system here is pretty bad. But we don't have it figured out yet by any means. </p>