
Rachel - posted on 01/23/2010 ( 13 moms have responded )
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My daughter is entering preschool and im struggling with the whole private vs public issue. My husband grew up in a catholic private school I in public. I want to offer her a great education and i want her to start in a school that i know she will stay in so she can grow up with her calssmates and not be shuffled around like I was. I have seen what goes on in public schools and not sure what to do? Money is tight and i want to know is private school really worth it? any adivse would be helpful thanks
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Amy - posted on 01/23/2010
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I went to both public and private schools. I was in a public school for elementary and then a Catholic school for middle school and high school and I think that mix worked really well. My daughter isn't school age yet but my thoughts are that if there is a good public elementary school in our neighborhood I am comfortable sending her there. At that level I can probably supplement anything that I may feel is lacking from the classroom experience with activities at home or out somewhere with me. Once she hits middle school however, I will definitely be looking at private schools for continuing her education. I feel the discipline and the classroom resources are both superior from that point forward. I think that the Catholic high school I went to did an excellent job preparing me for college and I want my daughter to have the same opportunities.
To sum up, I would say if money is tight you can probably get by with going public for the elementary years and saving up the money to send your daughter to private schools once she hits middle school. The break between elementary and middle school is a good spot to make the switch since usually the social scene between elementary and middle school changes dramatically anyway, so being with a new group of people won't make it much more intense than it would have been if she had stayed in the public system.