Private school vs Public school (pre-college)


Panther88

Panther88

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This is killing me. I don't know if this has been addressed in the past, but, what R your feelings towards each?

I thought my public school education was sufficient and upon entering college, I found that there are/were some disparities even amongst public schools (exposure, funding, facilities, etc.). I never thought private schools offered anything other than more exposure and opportunities. Period.

My daughter currently attends private school and it's KILLING me. She's one of only 4 (yep, I said 4) people of color on this entire campus of 1100 (k-12). Good school, yet young (not over 20 years old). Reputable and very sound. Their curriculum is admirable. Just, no color whatsoever on the friggin' campus (not the cafeteria, janitorial, groundsman, etc...). Now, it's the "justification" thing that's irking me. I <b>do not like the current school district that we live in</b> period. It reminds me of that one that I grew up in and I swore that I'd never ever allow any child of mine to endure what I did. So, it's like we've chosen the lesser of 2 evils to deal w/. Deal w/ the "wannabe" rich and elite redneck or deal w/ the "more common" redneck. :confused:

I'm distraught... :(
 
Well, I do understand. Whatever you choose, your child's education is at stake. And realize that even though you endured whatever you endured at your school during YOUR time, you did indeed ENDURE. And, you turned out pretty good! Uhhh, except you went to PV! ***snicker***


Seriosly, unless you have been in prison for some outrageous stupid reason or unless you are really a lunatic in disguise, you learned a lot from whatever you came up in. It made you the man you are today. So don't be so quick to put down what you had. In everything in life, there are lessons to be learned. Now, you must choose the Lesson-Learning route for your precious child. While many parents (and I am one only by marriage) want to give their child EVERYTHING the parent himself has never had before, it may no be best for the child.

In both cases, she'll deal with rednecks. So the lesson in that is to learn how to handle them. Unless you decide to move over to Oak Cliff to make sure she gets some blackness...which I know you aint! Although, some parents have found that moving out their current environment was best for them. I firmly believe that a child should not be so spoiled that she can not function when the parent is not available (either by death or suddenly rendered incompetent). Pray on it Ricky, and think about all of the advantages and disadvantages. Figure out whether or not it is good to expose a child to something favorable or not, in your sight.

My friends have kids in Catholic school now simply because in the neighborhood school which was very good and offered all they needed for their kids, that school also had children who spoke, errrrrrrrrrrr not the best English. For my friends, they didn't want their children exposed to so much slang that they had trouble in English. The school taught English very well. But children pick up habits of kids around them.... For my friend it was too much for her to see her daughters popping there necks back and forth with hands on hips sounding like they came up in the 'hood. So even though nobody in her family is catholic, she sent them to the private catholic schools where they speak proper English and are not expoed to so many children who ..for lack of a better description, sounded "ghetto". That was their deciding factor... What's yours?
 



Afrocentric Schools

Have you looked to see if there are any Afrocentric Schools in your area most time they are private and while the name might be misleading they do teach about all cultures. But the have a base on people of color. And allow of these schools have better performace rates then alot of private schools.
 
Panthro, I've been battling the private vs. public thing in my head. My son is 4, so he'll be in kindergarten next year this time. I live in a neighborhood that has a very good public elementary school in it, one of the best in the parish based upon test scores, but the overall school system in Baton Rouge is really on the decline. (I blame this 40+ year old desgregation case.)

I grew up in public schools and I think I turned out ok, but things have really changed since I was a school boy. I'd like to send my boy to private school, but I don't want to send him to YT's private school, because I still want him be with our people. The better colored private schools here are tied to the Catholic Church and I don't want to send him there because, well, we aren't Catholic. I've talked to many young people in my situation and many feel the same way I feel. We need a good private school in Red Stick just like YT has.
 
Cat Daddy and Pantro,

You may want to look at starting one of your own. I know that if you feel that way then others people in your area might also feel the sameway. There is alot of money out there to start a school ( I want to start one in about 5years) but if you get a good group together you call open a school in about 2years. I know in Atlanta you can purchase a old school from the school board at cost. Also if you are opening a school, that fills a void in the community then there are many grants you can get to purchace the building and fix any repairs that come along. It has been done before. There are many school ran and started by parents.
 
Originally posted by Ms. Jag4Jag
And realize that even though you endured whatever you endured at your school during YOUR time, you did indeed ENDURE. And, you turned out pretty good! Uhhh, except you went to PV! ***snicker***
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EXCUSE YOU?!?! :mad::angry::mad::angry:







Carry on .....
 
I would definitely choose public schools over private schools. Reasons, to start..while working in corporate world for 18 years now, I notice a big difference on how people who had private school education on how they relate to people. They can't relate to the personal problems (especially White people) that some people have in the work in place. They want to fit in, but they can't do it cause for some reason they can't make a connection with some of their co-workers. Granted all those who graduated from private schools are not like this but the majority of them that I came in contact with are. So what benefit does a child receive by going to public school... interpersonal skills with people from all walks of life.

What about the quality of education? No matter where you go, it's all what's inside the person on how that person will succeed in life. Example, it's a family here in Arkansas, where a man and his wife had 17 children, they all had a public school education from a school that's located in the poor delta. Now they are all lawyers.

Dr. Jocelyn Elders(former U. S.Surgeon General) also graduated from a poor school in the delta and everyone knows her about achievements.

If you want your child to have an outstanding education, there so much available today to help you child learn. My mother,when I was in elementary school, purchased 5 sets of encyclopedias. Now today, you have software and DVD's offering a variety of subjects from reading to calculus, plus a lot more variety encyclopedias.

True public schools has it difficult challenges for children, like peer pressure, and the biggest of all GRAMMMAR. So it's up to the parents to make sure that their children speak correctly and stand up to the challenges of public schools.

I know someone who is a conselor in the Little Rock school district, and that person inform me that the White teachers who graduated from the mostly Black secondary schools in Pine Bluff and UAPB, they have a better understanding of the students from various backgrounds than White teachers who graduated from PWC's and PRIVATE SCHOOLS.

Interpersonal skills are very, very, very important in the
workplace, and that to me that is the advantage a public school has over private schools.

Dr. Jocelyn Elders when she spoke at schools here, she would always tell a story about the child asking a man with some balloons, the child asked the man will the white balloon rise higher than the black balloon, so the man aired the white balloon with a little helium and let it go and it floated a little but not very high. Then he filled the black balloon up to it's max without bursting the balloon and he let it go and it soared and soared and soared up into the sky... and the man told the child... see it's not the color of the balloon...it's how much inside the balloon that will determine HOW HIGH it will go.
 
Cat Daddy: that is the case in Southern Louisiana where my friend's live. There are no black private schools.


Glad you mentioned Afrocentric Private Schools. My church has one here in Houston. It is called The Imani School and has been featured in Newsweek Magazine and has had the likes of Nancy Wilson to hold a benefit dinner all in efforts to support the school. All of it's students do exceptionally well on tests such as TAAS (an tool used to measure academic status in the Texas Schools system...another standardized test). Although schools like these are far and few in between. The waiting list was like 3-5 years. Which basically meant put your child on the wait list when she's born...


BLUBLOOD: <font color=red><b>Excellent idea!</b></font> My sister homeschooled her twins at one time because she lived in a terrible school district in New Orleans, and she could not afford a private school. Now they are in a better school that isn't private. They are doing exceptionally well!
 
K, what you said made a lot of sense (as usual). But, there IS a part of me that really wants to move to Oak Cliff. I have this STRONG desire for my child to graduate from Carter/Kimball/SOC/etc. :smh: I don't WANT my chile going through that confusing mess that I endured back in the day. :mad:

That suggestion on starting an afrocentric private school is an excellent idea. There are several in Dallas and Ft. Worth. But, none in Bucktussa Denton or Bucktussa Collin counties (where black flight is sending some of us :rolleyes: ).

pbla, those were some great points you made. Couldn't agree w/ you more. It does start from w/in. You can be intelligent and very learned whether private or public. Excellent points.

Cat Daddy, it's like a two sided sword. Cuts both ways when swung. Yep, we're doing the kindergarten thing currently after the home schooling thing this past year. The lil' one is/has progressed overly well (reading, writing, memorization, etc.). I'm sure this school will want to take credit for her reading capabilities at the end of the year :rolleyes:. This girl has been reading since last year this time. That hooked on phonics works quite well. It's amazing how much the little ones can and want to learn. Just like a sponge.
 
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