https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 22 Apr 2026 02:15:48 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-what-are-your-plans/page/2#post-1688333 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 08:54:16 +0000 alohaorchid 1688333@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Private or public. I went to Catholic schools and I would have a hard time putting my kid through that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-what-are-your-plans/page/2#post-1688284 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 08:42:48 +0000 septca 1688284@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is a really hot-button issue in my city because our public school system is abysmal. They are working through several options to change it, including going to an all-lottery or heavily-charter-based system. There are some great charter schools, but acceptance is on a lottery system, so you really roll the dice unless you are in-boundary for one of the very few good public elementary schools. After elementary, it's an even bigger mess.</p> <p>Most of my city-swelling friends are sticking it out in the city and hoping that (1) the school system will improve under the new plan, and (2) they will get a good charter slot. </p> <p>I went to public school until law school and while my experience wasn't the greatest, DH and I are both big believers in public education. We're also cheap. :wink: One of the very best public school systems in the country borders our city, so we are currently looking to buy a house in the 'burbs. I am actually a pretty laid back parent, but I refuse to gamble on my childrens' education. Education is everything to my mind.</p> <p>We always planned to move out of the city - we want a yard, more quiet, fewer neighbors, etc. - but the school system is really the main reason we will move. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-what-are-your-plans/page/2#post-1688253 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 08:33:00 +0000 MrsTiz 1688253@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Public all the way until he graduates HS! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-what-are-your-plans/page/2#post-1688202 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 08:21:01 +0000 snowjewelz 1688202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We kept in mind about the school district when we were looking for a place to call home, so we feel good about putting our kid(s) in public school where we are! Plus, we can't really afford any other option anyway! </p> <p>There are tons of daycares &amp; pre-school around so I'm hoping we can afford to put our LO into one around 2 yrs? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-what-are-your-plans/page/2#post-1688132 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 07:47:31 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1688132@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pre-school: not sure. There's a KLS and montessori nearby along with traditional Pre-school like I attended which feature bilingual classes, and lots of music education.</p> <p>Public school: we were able to maximize programs to get a decent education. The only thing we see public school misses out on than say private is access and exposure to the elite. One of my customer's kids went to Don Shula's house for an end of the year party. The child attends private school with Shula's grandson.</p> <p>I could see starting in public and switching to private for junior hs/ hs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-what-are-your-plans/page/2#post-1688092 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 07:25:26 +0000 mrsjyw 1688092@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Goddard pre-school, Public k-12. We have great school systems in our tri-county area, so even when we move, we'll stick to public! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-what-are-your-plans/page/2#post-1688009 Mon, 09 Jun 2014 06:20:11 +0000 looch 1688009@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a couple of really interesting options near us, one of them being a charter school that follows the International Baccalaureate program, which closely algins to how our son would be taught if he attended school abroad. So, I'll enter him in the lottery for that. It goes from K through 8th.</p> <p>If we don't get into that, he'll go to the elementary school down the street OR he will continue at the location where he is enrolled for preschool. We'll see. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-what-are-your-plans/page/2#post-1687257 Sun, 08 Jun 2014 09:41:45 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1687257@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Private Islamic school. They have an early development center starting at 2.5, so he'll start there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-what-are-your-plans/page/2#post-1687122 Sun, 08 Jun 2014 04:05:53 +0000 LovelyPlum 1687122@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@matador84: this is our plan too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-what-are-your-plans/page/2#post-1686951 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 21:04:15 +0000 Weagle 1686951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Public for elementary. We'll reevaluate after that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-what-are-your-plans/page/2#post-1686943 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 20:51:49 +0000 sandy 1686943@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are so undecided and will see how LO does in school...we do not live in a great district unfortunately :(</p> <p>We are thinking Montessori pre-K through 3rd grade and then public school for the rest of elementary and middle school. Then private high school </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-what-are-your-plans/page/2#post-1686940 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 20:49:04 +0000 clover 1686940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Public school, our current school district is decent but we should be moving in the next couple years and school district will play a big roll in where we buy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-what-are-your-plans/page/2#post-1686935 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 20:45:46 +0000 blackbird 1686935@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Public. We live in a great district </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-what-are-your-plans/page/2#post-1686931 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 20:43:00 +0000 MrsKoala 1686931@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted public but we will apply for the lottery to get into the local globally focused magnet school for elementary/middle school. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-what-are-your-plans/page/2#post-1686925 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 20:37:30 +0000 bpcmarj 1686925@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Public. We will likely enter her in the lottery for the charter high school where I work (and DH graduated from) but that is a REALLY long way off and will depend on what kind of student she is or what she is interested in. We also have school choice here, so she could really attend any school we wanted her to assuming that we could get her there. That may be something that we look into as well since I work in a different town that we live in. I am not worrying about it yet, really. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-what-are-your-plans/page/2#post-1686922 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 20:35:35 +0000 PurplePeony 1686922@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: oh, for sure time flies! I'm just pretty sure that by the time LO is ready for high school, the zoning here will be very different (they're already talking about changing which middle schools feed into which high schools based on shifting neighborhood needs). So we bought our house based on elementary/middle schools because at least they're somewhat predictable! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-what-are-your-plans/page/2#post-1686891 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 20:02:43 +0000 MamaCate 1686891@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If we stay in our current town, I am pretty sure we will do catholic school k-12. I always thought I would do public but I have a hard time thinking if LO in the underfunded school system here. We are planning to buy a bigger home in a year and may consider some of the better districts, but they are less convenient for other reasons. We will have to see how it shakes out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-what-are-your-plans/page/2#post-1686836 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 18:48:32 +0000 lindseykaye 1686836@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There's a k-12 educational research school tied to the local state university in town I would LOVE to get LO into, but it is a lottery system so who knows. Our favorite neighborhood and where we bought our house last year is in a terrible district, but we knew that and school choice will be in our favor. We feel pretty strongly about sending her to public school so all our potential plans have that in common.<br /> DH and I grew up in gifted programs through public schools and we have some here, so those may be an option for her. And I recently have been scheming on sending her to the better (but not best) public elementary that is walking distance from her current home daycare house! Then should we have LO #2 at the same daycare, morning drop off would be a breeze and she could go there for after school care with a lady who just adores her. Who knows what will be the best fit in a few years. Having a lot of options makes me feel better about not knowing though :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-what-are-your-plans/page/2#post-1686827 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 18:35:16 +0000 Charm54 1686827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Public, having DD in a diverse classroom is very important to me and private schools around here do not offer that.</p> <p>She will go to an English school but in a French Immersion program </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-what-are-your-plans/page/2#post-1686811 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 17:57:45 +0000 BKCaribBaby 1686811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It depends on where we live and what our options are. If we stay where we currently live, I would prefer public or charter for elementary and to wait and see for middle and high school. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-what-are-your-plans/page/2#post-1686808 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 17:48:13 +0000 Mama Bird 1686808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Public school, unless we win the lottery. I'm not happy about it, because my own experience with NYC public school wasn't the best, and because we have a 65% graduation rate or so... that's one-third of students dropping out. Hopefully we'll at least move to a good school district in a few years. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-what-are-your-plans/page/2#post-1686788 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 17:10:42 +0000 Skadi 1686788@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've always known that we would homeschool. We'll be doing classical education, using The Well-Trained Mind as a guide: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Well-Trained-Mind-Classical-Education/dp/0393067084/" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/The-Well-Trained-Mind-Classical-Education/dp/0393067084/</a></p> <p>My DH was homeschooled and thrived with it. I wish I had been! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-what-are-your-plans/page/2#post-1686769 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 16:44:58 +0000 Running Elley 1686769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not sure....I'm considering homeschooling but I really don't know yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-what-are-your-plans/page/2#post-1686701 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 15:22:44 +0000 BananaPancakes 1686701@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Most likely public, though I'm hoping he'll test into the ones with magnet programs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-what-are-your-plans#post-1686696 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 15:19:03 +0000 farawayyama 1686696@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Most likely public. I was a teacher and am now working on an education thesis, so do a lot of education research. In most cases, there is little difference in the outcomes of sending a child to public vs private/charter etc, once factors such as the child's socio economic background and education level of parents has been considered.</p> <p>At the moment we couldn't afford private anyway, but if we were in a position where we could, we'd rather still go public and spend that money on educationally enriching activities, such as travel, extra curriculars, trips to museums etc.</p> <p>The only thing that may sway me is how the current US test them till they drop culture is in 5 years. I'm naively hoping it will get better, but the intention is for LO to get an education that will enrich her, and give her options for her future, not to teach her how to take tests really, really well whilst ignoring critical thinking etc. I am an anomoly and LOVE the more conceptually based ways of doing math though (often referred to as common core math), so that would sway me in the positive! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-what-are-your-plans#post-1686672 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 14:44:42 +0000 Mrs. Coral 1686672@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Public. We will do schools of choice though and drive them to the neighboring district. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-what-are-your-plans#post-1686632 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 14:10:30 +0000 loveisstrange 1686632@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Probably public at first. Our district isnt great, but the elementary school is. we're hoping to be in a position to move before she goes into middle school. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-what-are-your-plans#post-1686629 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 14:09:12 +0000 Boogs 1686629@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Public, our district is a good one, which is why we bought where we did. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-what-are-your-plans#post-1686624 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 14:03:41 +0000 Torchwood 1686624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The original plan was homeschool, and still is tentatively, but it will depend on the extent of her developmental delays, and how an actual school might benefit her. Also, if it seems like she'd thrive better in school than at home, we wouldn't refuse to consider the option. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/school-what-are-your-plans#post-1686622 Sat, 07 Jun 2014 14:00:52 +0000 lamariniere 1686622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Private, but because we are expats and don't speak the local language. We plan on sending DS to the Lycée Français when he's school aged. He's current in a private preschool (there are some public ones here but they are extremely competitive because they are free).</p> <p>ETA: if we lived in a French or English speaking country, he would most likely go to public school. </p>