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Orlando.Dawg said:
The question OP asked was about a private Christian school, and you’re talking about the number of AP classes kids can take and other academic issues.

For some, there are reasons beyond pure academics that result in them sending their kids to private Christian schools. For example, some parents don’t want their small children being taught by a man who claims he is a “cat.” (And before you laugh, that is happening at public schools in central Florida.) Some parents don’t want their kids exposed to woke political ideologies. Some parents want their kids around kids and families that have similar values, ethics, etc.

So, if OP falls in that group, then all the academic considerations you mentioned could be a distant second to the things I mentioned.

Just a thought, @untouchableobu … Happy to discuss if you want to chat in more detail! I certainly support private Christian education for a lot of reasons.
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I think people need both sides to make a decision. If the Christian school is awful academically, I wouldn’t go there. I can raise my kids in a good Christian home and go to church without it being at school too. Other folks may want their kids to see other cultures and religions as well. I’d want to know the academic aspect too, especially because I can control the religious aspect at home. You bring stories of a cat. If true that is a good reason to move your kid. I know others won’t put their kid in Catholic schools because they are worried about some of the awful things that have happened there. We can pick out things everywhere. Ultimately I’d want all the information to decide, especially if it may impact college.
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ND: Private School

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Orlando.Dawg said:
The question OP asked was about a private Christian school, and you’re talking about the number of AP classes kids can take and other academic issues.

For some, there are reasons beyond pure academics that result in them sending their kids to private Christian schools. For example, some parents don’t want their small children being taught by a man who claims he is a “cat.” (And before you laugh, that is happening at public schools in central Florida.) Some parents don’t want their kids exposed to woke political ideologies. Some parents want their kids around kids and families that have similar values, ethics, etc.

So, if OP falls in that group, then all the academic considerations you mentioned could be a distant second to the things I mentioned.

Just a thought, @untouchableobu … Happy to discuss if you want to chat in more detail! I certainly support private Christian education for a lot of reasons.
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Political agendas aside, (you'll have some of that to some degree in any setting) I'm sending my granddaughter to a Christian private school because they protect the learning environment in the classroom. My mom retired early from the Houston Co. school system after the 3rd time she was physically assaulted by students. She has stories of mainstreaming severely ill students disrupting lessons. She said students that disrupted on a consistent basis were allowed to remain in class and disrupt. She would talk of parents that were not only unwilling to help control their child but file complaints against teachers that would try to reign the children in and on and on.

Now, I'm sure there are many districts that offer great opportunities to students and districts that have parents that insist on quality educations. As I said in an earlier post, my niece and nephew did extremely well in the system where their mom is an administrator. What I can say is in our school, the amount of involved parents is close to 100% and disrupting the learning environment is subject to near zero tolerance. The one yr my granddaughter did attend public school, she was 2 yrs ahead of the students in her classes and the school wasn't receptive to accommodating her needs. She basically spent her 6th grade yr as a teacher's assistant and left with the top GPA in her grade.
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ND: Private School

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DallasDawg225 said:
Couple grand a month now OR they become infected with public school indoctrination. The choice seems easy to me. I teach in public schools too! My kids will be homeschooled or in Christian school 100%!
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Honest question - What do you do about college? When kids are exposed to anything and everything without sheltering from parents.. I’ve just seen so many kids raised a certain way do a 180 once they are in college and exposed to a myriad of different viewpoints and experiences.
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NonDawg Question for those who have done the Mighty Five.....

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One of the top things on my wife's bucket list is to travel to the Mighty Five. So, I'm putting together a trip to head out there in April. We have 7 days total for this trip(Thursday to Thursday), however, we're staying in Vegas from Thursday to Sunday then driving from there to, most likely, Moab. She's never seen Hoover Dam, so we'll do that on Friday and then Saturday night we're going to a concert in Vegas. So, that'll leave us with 3 days(Mon, Tues, and Wednesday) to visit 3 of the 5.

Of the 5, which would be your top 3?

Many thanks in advance.
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