Public or private schooling?
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My hubby wants to put our girl in public, but i want private schooling...
His reasoning is the financial cost of private. Whereas for myself, i was bullied horrendously throughout public schooling in primary and high school. It's my biggest fear!
My question is which do you IMs prefer? What are the pros and cons for both??
Private or public??
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Private schools are not immune to bullying and it can be worse in private as less diversity.
Bullying policy is very different to when you went to school.
Public or private bullying is everywhere, just because you go private doesnt make it not happen,
have a look at the schools in your area, walk through them all, know there policys ect then decide :)
Hubby likes public/doesnt care for the "private" school thing i liked private having done public for my schooling i just wanted something different so we checked out all schools in our area being 1 public(public schools are also zoned so there was only 1 in our "area") and 1 other private school which was about 10 mins away and we ended up choosing another private school that is about 30 minutes away and are so far very happy with our choice :)
If you're worried about bullying it would probably be much worse in a private school. In a lot of private schools you will be bullied if you don't have a lot of money, which it sounds like you don't if your hubby is worried about the cost. My partner went to a Lutheran college and was horribly bullied, way worse than when he was in a public school, although he ended up going to a Catholic school after the public school and it wasn't too bad compared to the Lutheran one.
Walk through the schools and pick what is best suited for your daughter.
My daughter goes to a lovely little public school which is very strict on bullying but will be going to a private high school as I feel the high school will be best suited to her compared to the public school here.
My son was bullied at a Catholic college however to their credit it was stomped on very quickly each time. I know kids not going to public school due to bullying not being dealt with at all. There will be good and bad for both types of schooling, ask to see the bullying policy.
Totally depends on your principal at the school. My son went to. Private school and was bullied for 3 years. Have just changed over to a state school this year and he couldn't be happier. Teachers and principals play a major part into whether it is in a school or not.
My niece was being bullied in grade 3 last year in private school. She was showing me her school photo and was pointing to each child saying "hate" except 2. It was heartbreaking to see.
Re: cost. Maybe your hubby is thinking about the future, what if he gets ill and can't work (assuming he's the bread winner) what would happen in regards to schooling, most likely u would have to pull ur child out of private and put into public. What affect would that have on your child.
Bullying can be a lot worse in private schools, especially if you guys are already worrying about costs you need to understand that may make your child a target for those kids who aren't concerned about costs and have the best of the brand named everything.
Our kids go to a catholic school. Best school ever for them.
Hubby went to catholic school and on comparison my public school education was better then his.
I worked for an elite private school and found the culture at that school hiddious.
I took a year of research on the schools around and what they offered then made our decision.
Bullying can happen anywhere at any school. You need to know what the school would do about it if it happens.
On a side note I always get asked where I went to school. I also can always tell if other people went to private school just by talking to to them.