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Originally Posted by floridaorange
Just wondering what everyones opinions are on this. Our kids are in 1st and 7th grade. Both public. Both schools were founded 100 yrs ago and do have a strong tradition and have 5 star ratings.
I know a ton of kids who are homeschooled, that's a hard pass for us, but man is it trending!
Do you think highly rated public schools are good enough or do you think private schools make more sense, and if so what grades specifically?
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I think it depends on the school, mainly the curriculum and whether this "wokeness" is permeating the school or not. That can happen in public or private, so private is no silver bullet although you certainly have more options.
We personally do not like the public school system here in Canada. Therefore, our kids are in a private Christian school which we really like. Homeschooling would not work for us either. Plus I think kids benefit from being with other kids during the day, and not just their siblings. We put them in starting in Grade 1 for the oldest, and SK for the youngest. Honestly, its been a good decision. But part of it is how you parent too - a lot of parents abdicate their responsibility to the school and don't parent much when the kids are home in the evening. There's a lot of good kids who go to public school too...but there are a whole lot that aren't. A good deal of that I ascribe to the parenting style, but some is just the kid and the kids personality, and sometimes it is nothing to do with the parent (but that's rare I think).
Here's an interesting aside for you - my wife's secretary has two boys in highschool. Did you know (at least at her boys school), that after tests / exams, the students have this "reflection" period of three days to think back on the test / exam, determine how they feel about it and study if they'd like anything they want to. Then, at any point in that three day reflection period, they can retake the test/exam if they'd like.
How pathetic is that? Does that teach kids to be responsible? That there are consequences in life? Nope. Its a terrible decision and one that is going to have long lasting effects I fear if it is adopted widely. Also, given that they can just study the parts that are on the exam and increase their score, how do you separate the students who are truly good from those who have just gamed the system when it comes to university and higher education...and then ultimately this affects a job.
It may very well be contained to that school only, I have no idea.