That's a fair point. Having a kid definitely changes your outlook on life (at least it should, if you're a mentally stable adult). I'd always planned on sending my daughter to the same public school I went to, because we live in a predominantly MAGA, Christian county in a red state. She's a lot more likely to have good influences at school than somewhere like NYC or California. I think those types of local factors should be considered rather than just making a blanket statement of "all public schools are bad."
With a decision like that, spend a few lunch hours in the cafeteria to find out what kind of environment you are sending your kid into. It may alter your decision. It did for me. Hell no!
I guess I'm not in the loop on how much my local public school system has changed in the past 20 years, because my dad would come eat lunch with me at least once a week all the way through my elementary school, and I went to public school for all of K-12. Thanks for the idea, I will definitely do this.
I live in a red Christian county, but that has no bearing on the environment in schools. If you’ve been twenty years out, you’ll be shocked. If the school won’t let you in because of security or covid, just ask them if you can give yourself a tour as your kid might be a potential student, or find times like a ball game, or dance or Hell as they come out of school and get on buses. I am that adamant about this because in our red Christian county I know of several friends who have lost their kids to the indoctrination. Their kids now hate them.. and despise what their parents are.
That's a fair point. Having a kid definitely changes your outlook on life (at least it should, if you're a mentally stable adult). I'd always planned on sending my daughter to the same public school I went to, because we live in a predominantly MAGA, Christian county in a red state. She's a lot more likely to have good influences at school than somewhere like NYC or California. I think those types of local factors should be considered rather than just making a blanket statement of "all public schools are bad."
With a decision like that, spend a few lunch hours in the cafeteria to find out what kind of environment you are sending your kid into. It may alter your decision. It did for me. Hell no!
I guess I'm not in the loop on how much my local public school system has changed in the past 20 years, because my dad would come eat lunch with me at least once a week all the way through my elementary school, and I went to public school for all of K-12. Thanks for the idea, I will definitely do this.
I live in a red Christian county, but that has no bearing on the environment in schools. If you’ve been twenty years out, you’ll be shocked. If the school won’t let you in because of security or covid, just ask them if you can give yourself a tour as your kid might be a potential student, or find times like a ball game, or dance or Hell as they come out of school and get on buses. I am that adamant about this because in our red Christian county I know of several friends who have lost their kids to the indoctrination. Their kids now hate them.. and despise what their parents are.