Private vs. Christian/Catholic vs. Public Schools (military, history, teachers)

[Mom2tnx]

Private vs. Christian/Catholic vs. Public Schools.....

Just wanted to get parents opinions and experiences on what environments are best for supporting children's emotional needs, fostering relationships and offering conflict resolution.

[Cletus Awreetus-Awrightus]

Depends completely on the individual school.

Having quality teachers and parents is more important than having a particular structure, public, private, religious, etc.

[maf763]

Nothing more to add. Cletus said it all.

[golfgal]

We have had kids in both Private Catholic schools and public schools and there are pluses and minuses to both. I totally agree that it really depends on each school. There is no one right answer to your question.

[Pitt Chick]

Originally Posted by Cletus Awreetus-Awrightus

Depends completely on the individual school.

Having quality teachers and parents is more important than having a particular structure, public, private, religious, etc.

Yep! Nailed it right here.

[elamigo]

Originally Posted by Cletus Awreetus-Awrightus

Depends completely on the individual school.

Having quality teachers and parents is more important than having a particular structure, public, private, religious, etc.

Also, agree. I venture to say that parenting is even more important than the school at times. My wife and I moved a lot during my military career. Our kids went to school to some of the top school districts in the nation and also to some of the lowest rated ones also. However, we did not depend on the school to do a complete job. We made sure they did homework, we added to their homework, we took them to visit places like museums, events, etc. wherevery we went for them to learn about the world, people, history, etc.

It helped a lot as far as I can see. Take care.

[Mom2tnx]

Thanks for the replies. I agree 100% that parenting is THE most important role in a child's life-I was simply hoping for opinions and experiences on different types of school....

I should have clarified that I didn't mean supporting the needs of a child's life as a whole-but their school life.

[Cletus Awreetus-Awrightus]

When I said "parents," I didn't just mean you.

When you choose a school, you're choosing a community, and its values. Those values are a reflection of the parents who support the community, and will heavily influence your child's values.

[golfgal]

Originally Posted by Mom2tnx

Thanks for the replies. I agree 100% that parenting is THE most important role in a child's life-I was simply hoping for opinions and experiences on different types of school....

I should have clarified that I didn't mean supporting the needs of a child's life as a whole-but their school life.

Again, one public school differs from another and another, same with Catholic schools. The only way to really answer your question is to visit the specific schools and see for yourself. There are plenty of private schools I would never put my kids into, same with public schools. This isn't a question someone can answer without specific information about the exact schools in question.

At the Catholic school our kids attended our oldest had a yucky bunch of kids in his class, boys and girls. The teachers couldn't wait for that class to leave. Our younger two had amazing kids in the class and the same teachers cried when those kids left because it was such a great group of kids. Same teachers, same school, different kids. There are just way too many variables to say which school is best for you.

Now, if you have special needs kids, USUALLY public schools are the way to go because they have more resources to help, but not always. The LD teacher at the Catholic school our kids attended did amazing things with the kids.

[Mom2tnx]

Originally Posted by Cletus Awreetus-Awrightus

When I said "parents," I didn't just mean you.

When you choose a school, you're choosing a community, and its values. Those values are a reflection of the parents who support the community, and will heavily influence your child's values.

Totally agree!