tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090855735659847249.post3437498809521343202..comments2023-09-01T05:03:34.545-05:00Comments on WaldenMommy: Life Behind the Red Front Door: It's that time of year again and I am over itLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17345135760495892431noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090855735659847249.post-37582301762484912162012-02-28T12:41:53.444-06:002012-02-28T12:41:53.444-06:00Great article! I added it to the links at the end...Great article! I added it to the links at the end of my article on <a href="http://articles.earthlingshandbook.org/2011/06/15/our-neighborhood-public-school/" rel="nofollow">why we love public school</a>. The pro-homeschooling stuff online really gets to me, too--since when does loving your neighbor as yourself include sheltering your children from your neighbors who attend a school you believe is not good enough?? In person, I've encountered more parents who unquestioningly assume that because we live in a large city, the public schools must be terrible, so their children go to private schools.<br /><br />I attended a year of Catholic school myself (although not Catholic) because my parents hoped it would be better academically. It was better in some ways and worse in others, so overall about the same--but at extra expense!Beccahttp://articles.earthlingshandbook.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090855735659847249.post-48049564946269693842011-09-20T09:38:27.291-05:002011-09-20T09:38:27.291-05:00Exactly Beth. And better kids? Really? Cause the C...Exactly Beth. And better kids? Really? Cause the Catholic high school in a nearby county has a day care. It's not for the kids of the teachers but the kids of the students. A pro life example that helps these girls stay in school? Yes. But it also shows that in spite of the years of Catholic school, some of the students are making the same choices that the kids at the ESSPS are making- s ex before marriage.<br />I think Catholic schools need to be afforable for more people. Families shouldn't have to go in debt to afford a Catholic school for the kids and the private schools should be as good as, or better, than the public school. (My husband made a good point- many people wish that their private schools were as good as the public schools in our area.) What really steams me up is when the kids in RE get a second rate religious education because the parish funnels more money to the school. This is one reason I love our current parish- the preist insists on giving the RE teachers and the school teachers the same opportinuties for con't education and the school kids do not get a better RE than the PS kids. <br />And let's face it- there are very, very few schools out there that could take Georgie and give him the therapy he needs. I already worry about him recieving the sacraments. I mean, how can a kid who can't talk go to Confession?!Lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090855735659847249.post-52475827334387830952011-09-19T20:22:00.253-05:002011-09-19T20:22:00.253-05:00Very well said. We really do need to get together...Very well said. We really do need to get together. I kept thinking I'd have all these open mornings with the two younger ones to fill, but as usual I didn't do anything and they fill up just the same.<br /><br />I'm a K-12 Catholic school kid loving our public neighborhood school. I believe they have better resources to help kids on both ends of the spectrum.<br /><br />Had some frustrating conversations with the die-hards at our parish also. I kept saying that they would do much better school recruiting if their two premises weren't that (1) those who go to public school are somehow inferior in their faith and (2) they truly believe that better kids go there and they are sheltering their kids from the evils of the world. As a Catholic school kid I KNOW that is BS; we had all the same trouble as the public schools.<br /><br />It's up to us as a family to model what is important. If I read books and read to my kids they are more likely to think reading is important. Same for demonstrating and practicing our faith in every day life regardless of what checks I write.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09994802805527472702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090855735659847249.post-4446201763615135192011-09-19T02:34:20.306-05:002011-09-19T02:34:20.306-05:00So true! Good on you for knowing your family best...So true! Good on you for knowing your family best, and making a good choice. I think our community of crunchy mindeds forget that, rather than one BEST way to birth, feed, raise, and educate children, there are many good ways. Many great ways, I venture. Homeschooling is great! And PS (or ESSPS as you say it) can be too. It serves my older 2 kids very well! And I resent statements regarding separation and school. I can attachment parent my kids and send them to school for six hours of the day, thank you very much. And as you say it certainly doesn't negate the fact that I and their dad are their #1 teachers in life. Great post. Thanks!melissa v.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14872177586401321895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090855735659847249.post-18210547768876427922011-09-18T12:46:25.940-05:002011-09-18T12:46:25.940-05:00Exactly! I went to public schools, worked in a Cat...Exactly! I went to public schools, worked in a Catholic school and subbed in our local public schools. I probably would not work in a Catholic school again, due to the terrrrible experience I had. The homeschooling community in the area is pretty active but I honestly feel like my kids are better served in the ESSPP. We might homeschool in the future; there's an off-chance my husband may be sent overseas to work and IF we chose to go with him, we would homeschool. (Unless his work paid for an international school- we might chose that.) But all those are big, fat IFs.<br />BTW, your Little Man sounds alot like G, down to the ages he is testing at! We will transition to the PS in a month- ack!Lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7090855735659847249.post-71343430281187577782011-09-18T07:34:05.934-05:002011-09-18T07:34:05.934-05:00AMEN!!!!! I am a public school teacher and my old...AMEN!!!!! I am a public school teacher and my oldest goes to public school and my 2 1/2 year old son who has Apraxia, will most likely be headed to an intergrated public preschool when he turns three...but just because my kids are "public school kids" does not mean I don't teach them values at home or do homeschooling/unschooling activities with them. Parents are the primary educators and parents everywhere need to be reminded that more and more. It's not a competition on who can stress themselves out the most on their child's education, it's about working together to help our children be tomorrow's future - the best way we see fit.Gentle Blue Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15619956118518140786noreply@blogger.com