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Dark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 06:10 AM Original message |
Public schools will never be as good as private schools. |
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rfranklin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 06:14 AM Response to Original message |
1. Private schools are more selective... |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 06:16 AM Response to Original message |
2. Not to mention private schools can pick and choose their students. |
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Dark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 07:13 AM Response to Reply #2 |
14. Some would, some wouldn't. |
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Hamlette (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 09:15 AM Response to Reply #14 |
57. they may take mentally challenged but not disruptive |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 01:02 PM Response to Reply #57 |
71. *snicker* |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 01:01 PM Response to Reply #2 |
70. It depends. |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 06:17 AM Response to Original message |
3. Teachers in public schools are trained better. |
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Sailor for Warner (615 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 06:28 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. I think it depends on the school |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 07:28 AM Response to Reply #4 |
23. Catholic schools tend to have pretty high standards |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 08:14 AM Response to Reply #23 |
32. I went to a Catholic high school for two years.... |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 08:58 AM Response to Reply #32 |
45. I was talking about my experiences |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 09:06 AM Response to Reply #45 |
54. Most teachers have their Master's Degrees. |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 09:22 AM Response to Reply #54 |
59. I know of private school teachers who don't have bachelor degrees |
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foreverdem (759 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 09:05 AM Response to Reply #32 |
53. I had the opposite experience |
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BlueJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 06:36 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. You said >>> |
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Dark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 07:15 AM Response to Reply #3 |
16. If nothing else, private schools are more effecient. |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 01:25 PM Response to Reply #16 |
78. No, they just don't pay for things. |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 01:34 PM Response to Reply #3 |
79. What data do you have to support your supposition? |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 06:30 AM Response to Original message |
5. I'm so tired of deliberately divisive threads n/t |
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monarch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 06:37 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. I don't consider the post to be divisive at all. |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 07:29 AM Response to Reply #7 |
24. Me either (and I disagree with the OP) |
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BlueJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 06:49 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. With all due respect, I don't think it's divisive at all. |
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Dinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 07:11 AM Response to Reply #5 |
12. I Agree - More & More Threads Here Lately Attacking Public Schools |
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Dark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 07:17 AM Response to Reply #12 |
18. I wasn't attacking public schools. |
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Dinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 09:16 PM Response to Reply #18 |
80. There's No Way Of Knowing If PRIVATE Schools Are Better Than Public School |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 07:21 AM Response to Reply #12 |
20. Wonder if the mods |
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zanne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 10:35 AM Response to Reply #20 |
66. But then what would we have to talk about? nt |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 06:57 AM Response to Original message |
9. Mythology |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 07:15 AM Response to Reply #9 |
17. IQ predicts academic success even better than SES. |
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Sherman A1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 07:01 AM Response to Original message |
10. Oh, I don't know.... |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 07:12 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. PE In My Old Catholic School |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 07:05 AM Response to Original message |
11. I will soon be faced with the decision many of us do -- where to send them |
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Dark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 07:21 AM Response to Reply #11 |
21. Tough choice. Homeschooling is the best, because YOU, the parent |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 07:30 AM Response to Reply #21 |
25. It depends solely on the caliber of the parent |
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Dark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 07:39 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Generally, if a parent has the time, patience, and care to homeschool |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 08:46 AM Response to Reply #26 |
37. We'll have to agree to disagree on this |
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Solo_in_MD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 09:46 AM Response to Reply #37 |
63. The professionally prepared home school curriculum compensate for |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 07:43 AM Response to Reply #21 |
28. true, my wife and I already made to decision for her to stay at home |
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bumblebee1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 12:56 PM Response to Reply #11 |
69. You'll also have to pay for it. |
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Burma Jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 07:13 AM Response to Original message |
15. Private Schools are usually better because the students in them |
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Dark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 07:18 AM Response to Reply #15 |
19. True. Parents are the most important teachers. n/t |
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Nabia2004 (566 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 09:35 AM Response to Reply #15 |
60. Yes, its the parental participation that makes the difference |
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Solo_in_MD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 09:49 AM Response to Reply #15 |
64. Bingo!!! |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 07:27 AM Response to Original message |
22. MANY private schools are MUCH worse than public schools |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 08:58 AM Response to Reply #22 |
44. MOST private schools are MUCH worse than public schools |
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foreverdem (759 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 09:12 AM Response to Reply #44 |
56. Not true |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 09:40 AM Response to Reply #44 |
62. giggle |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 01:11 PM Response to Reply #44 |
74. It depends on the school. |
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DoYouEverWonder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 07:40 AM Response to Original message |
27. Some schools are better then others |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 07:56 AM Response to Original message |
29. As democrats, I believe that it is incumbent upon every one of us |
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countingbluecars (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 08:58 AM Response to Reply #29 |
46. Excellent post! |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 08:06 AM Response to Original message |
30. i must live in a part of country that is flip flop of rest of world |
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newportdadde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 08:07 AM Response to Original message |
31. Personally I think its because of supportive parents, if your willing |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 08:14 AM Response to Reply #31 |
33. you would think. i thought. but, i was surprised ot find the parents |
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Yollam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 08:19 AM Response to Original message |
34. Prove that private schools are better. |
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notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 08:19 AM Response to Original message |
35. I had my son in private schools until he was in 3rd grade |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 08:51 AM Response to Reply #35 |
38. i found the same thing in private. what area are you |
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notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 08:56 AM Response to Reply #38 |
42. Michigan, Oakland county |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 09:01 AM Response to Reply #42 |
48. so.... it is Not just this area. good to know. |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 08:56 AM Response to Reply #35 |
41. my son has Asperger's syndrome and has trouble with |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 09:03 AM Response to Reply #41 |
50. i keep telling a friend who son struggle so thru 7th grade |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 09:40 AM Response to Reply #50 |
61. my son is attending a week long session starting next week |
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AnnInLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 08:26 AM Response to Original message |
36. Don't forget, pukes want to privatize every public program |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 08:52 AM Response to Original message |
39. Yes and No...there are good Private schools...BUT |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 08:55 AM Response to Reply #39 |
40. of course there are many other reasons. you didnt hit on mine |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 08:57 AM Response to Reply #39 |
43. Blacks, browns, and yellows |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 09:02 AM Response to Reply #43 |
49. you are correct...there are a lot of schools filled with the children |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 09:22 AM Response to Reply #49 |
58. Good post |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 01:15 PM Response to Reply #43 |
76. That's key here, too, except in the Catholic schools. |
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Chimichurri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
47. Private schools for the elite tend to be better however |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 09:05 AM Response to Reply #47 |
52. perfectly said. that was my conclusion in my experience n/t |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 09:04 AM Response to Original message |
51. A fomer co-worker of mine pulled his daughter out of private schools |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
55. And private schools will never accept every child... |
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Orangepeel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
65. a successful private school offers something public schools don't |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
67. I think I agree with you, but it's not a very useful point of |
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rman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
68. Only need to get people to believe private schools are better - that's |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
72. Maybe, maybe not. |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 01:22 PM Response to Reply #72 |
77. Catholic teacher pay is higher, which isn't saying much. |
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bloom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
73. They are not necessarily better - esp. the religious ones |
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madfloridian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
75. That is so absolutely not true. |
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