Thread: are you happy with your child's public education?

i just watched a show last night...i believe it was 20/20 and i was so disappointed in what they showed. the public schools in AMERICA really are atrocious for the most part. we live in SC (just moved here 1 1/2 years ago) and they rank last in SAT scores. i have 2 children in the public school system...one in the first grade, and one in the fifth.....i'm seriously thinking about private schools.

Originally Posted by cls

my kids go to school in NC and so far the schools are great.

that's where we moved from. i'm not sure about the ranking in nc but i know for sure they weren't last....sc was (atleast in sat scores). this is just one more reason i want to move back home, course i'm stuck here with my husband's job.

of course not, that might be cause I am a parent advocate and know what the rules and laws are and what the school is supposed to do that they don't.

I totally agree......(about the problems). I don't like the fact that other districts get better things because of money. We don't even have a bus service! I shouldn't complain, because it is really not that bad. Student ratio is 19 to one. Parents are allowed in once they are background checked...but there are not many events for the children to particpate in. The music program isn't that great....either is the art. Private schools are just as bad.I woudl love to home school, but the social aspect is what I believe my children would miss.

Not in anyway I am satisfied or in any way happy with our public school system... I never have been. Unfortunately it is all we can afford. I work hard with my children at home and pray for the best.

I do know of one christian school here in town that takes applications for scholarships, I am not sure when the deadline is every time I call they are full. I think you may have to belong or know someone in the church to get in.

I wish there was a better answer to this, It is so very frustrating, all the money the government dishes out... where is public school funding????????

Originally Posted by wubbywa

Is there really any GREAT schools out there with the best of the best teachers/educators? Education begins at home and continues at home, but so many people believe its up to the schools to teach everything. Some of the homes these kids come from are just awful and when their child isnt doing well they are the ones to complain. It doesnt matter that the parents arent helping at home, scream and yell at their kids its always the schools fault. I really dont think there are as many special ed children--I think if parents worked with them from the beginning that they would have been able to keep up with the others. It seems like they just want to throw labels on these kids. Now I know some of them do have learning problems but why has it grown so so so much. Parents unable to help their own.

they did show some good schools on 20/20.......not many, but a few. they were mostly in districts with homes valued over 300,000.

i guess the people you are refering to with the exception of the special education kids such as those with add, autism, and other disablilites, would come from lower income families ( i don't know if there is any correlation between income and add, adhd, autism and the like). they are the ones who need the most help, but get the least.