Friends of a friend send their kids to a Montessori school. To pay for it, they both took on second jobs.
Would you or did you take on a second job to send your child to a certain school?
Friends of a friend send their kids to a Montessori school. To pay for it, they both took on second jobs.
Would you or did you take on a second job to send your child to a certain school?
cantaloupe / 6610 posts
Ummm, no because that sounds like it would mega interfere with family life. And great schooling is important, but not to the detriment of the family!
Maybe I feel that way because I went to a good ol' public school in the country and I turned out just fine, went to college on a scholarship, etc.!
honeydew / 7303 posts
I probably wouldn't unless there was a special need that she had and really needed to go to that certain school. Otherwise, I would just say we can't afford it!
honeydew / 7444 posts
No way. If it interferes with my time with LO then i wouldn't. Even if it didn't, the hours would catch up to you.
I would try and give up other things (discretionary spending) to make the payments work.
blogger / pear / 1964 posts
Nope -- not if it took away from mama/daddy time. As @yellowbird: said, the only exception might be if my LO NEEDED some kind of special program.
GOLD / cantaloupe / 6581 posts
Nope. I agree with @yellowbird: if there was a special need, we would definitely consider it,...but that kind of sacrifice just so they *might* have a better education? No way, it would harm our family dynamic too much.
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
If all public schools were awful or like others said, if lo had a special need. But for me it would take a lot. I'm a sahm planning to work part time when the kids go to school. So to work even more and spend less time with lo would make me sad.
coconut / 8305 posts
Nope, BUT I have no problem asking the grandparents to contribute!
My mom actually suggested this when G was little... She told me that if she had known then what she knew now about education she would've done it in a heartbeat. My dad paid G's tuition for pre-k, kinder, & 1st grade. Now we homeschool & a year's worth of "school" is about 2 months worth tuition.
ETA: Sending G to private school wasn't *just* about the educational aspect, but also environmental. We wanted G to be spending the majority of his time (since school does take the majority of the child's time) to be in a place that supported what we were trying to instill in him character wise.
wonderful cherry / 21504 posts
Agreeing with everyone else-- not if it took away family time. I think the things they will learn being at home with their parents would trump special schooling-- UNLESS they had a special need that required or would be helped a LOT by the special school, then I'd consider it, but I'd try to make major cutbacks to spending first.
cantaloupe / 6800 posts
No.
Especially for preschool/daycare.. Big ol' fat NO.
I also wouldn't for a high-school private school. I would move to a better district before I took on another job
honeydew / 7916 posts
It depends on how much of our time those jobs would take up. We live in a somewhat decent school district but would prefer that our child not go to school with the kids who live around us so we've been thinking about what we need to do to afford private school.
pomelo / 5257 posts
I doubt it, but I also feel pretty committed to sending my kids to public school (unless, as @Foodnerd81 said, they have a special need that requires a special school). The quality of the public schools nearby will be a major factor when DH and I are looking for a house.
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
Nope because I believe in public education and good districts were a top consideration in our house buying.
grapefruit / 4554 posts
No, we live in a good school district and also I'm a product of public schools and think I turned out just fine
pomelo / 5469 posts
Definitely not. I wouldn't even send our kids to a private school. DH and I both went to a regular public school and turned out just fine!
eggplant / 11824 posts
No; I'm a big fan of public education and supplementing at home as needed (or with specific subject tutoring as needed).
If I was able to retire before my LO went to college, I would definitely consider going back to work part time to help defray the costs of LO's college education, especially for an advanced degree, but also wouldn't take on a second job in addition to a regular full time to help pay for school.
hostess / wonderful grape / 20803 posts
There is no time for second jobs in our house - I already work 40 hours a week and my husband works at least 80. So...no!
Would I go back to work to pay for school? Yes.
grapefruit / 4823 posts
no. if I was a SAHM, I would go back to work to help out with supplies, things like that, but we plan on sending our children to public schools. we both went to public schools and got really good educations. we also plan on living in an area with a good school district.
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
@yoursilverlining: I agree 100%.
I am also a product of public schools, and I believe that in order to raise the level of education that all children receive, they should all (in theory) attend together.
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
Oh heck no. Plus, two full time jobs? Who's gonna watch the kid?....yeah. No.
pomelo / 5178 posts
Well, I'm currently a SAHM and a big part of why I'm going back to work (besides the love I have for my career) is to pay for the kids to go to Catholic school. We could actually live comfortably off of my husband's income, but in order to pay for private school, someone needs to contribute a significant percentage of our household income to our budget. For us, the public schools in our area are less than desirable and we disagree with some of the state and county educational laws; so a private school is our best bet for getting what we want for the kids.
Also my husband works full time and does side jobs, right now. He can work from home, while the kids are sleeping, and since it does help our budget and his resume, it's something we'll continue to do.
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