Should i move my kid back to public school?

Question

Right now shes in private school but she hates it

i cant talk her out of it she absolutley refuses to go to private i tryed talking to her about it but she said she would skip wich i highly doubt that please tell me what to do!

Answer 1

First of all,  your child seems intensely unhappy this should be a huge red flag.  You need to find out why that is before you switch schools. What if it isn't the school?

Secondly, I think that you reasons for putting her in a private school should determine whether or not you put her in a public. You are the adult, you make the choices, NOT HER.

If you have good reasons for putting her in private (the public school is unsafe, the test scores are bad, its extracurriculars are very limited for girls, it has a bad track record for college acceptance, WHATEVER) then you need to explain this to her in a non-threatening manner, maybe another private school would suit her better. Just like corporations schools have cultures, she might not like the one that is dominating her school. If the Public school is safe clean and offers good opportunities than you need to examine you reasons for not liking it (not prestigious enough etc) and make the right choices for your daughters happiness, key here being that you make the choices.

Answer 2

Yes because public school prepares them better then private schools

Answer 3

you should put her in public school because it wont be so intense for her

Answer 4

As long as the public school isn't a bad school (badly behaved kids, low test scores, etc.) then let her go back to public. Private schools really have no advantage over public schools, and you will save yourself a whole lot of money by sending her to public.

I graduated from a public school with classmates going to schools like Princeton, Yale, and Harvard, etc.

She probably doesn't like the private school because girls have a higher tendency to be snooty and "cliquey" in those kinds of schools.

Answer 5

I would- public school better represents how life really is. And it's cheaper too!

Answer 6

public is way better.

Answer 7

go with your gutt .. I am tryting to get mine outta public school

Answer 8

you need to put your daughters feeling first, not the status of the school, she will be more relaxed and willing to learn in public school than she seems to be in private, far too much competition in private

Answer 9

I agree with Kate... Your first priority is to find out exactly why your daughtor doesn't want to go to the private school.  You may need to dig a little deep to find out what it is really all about.  Is it a friendship circle thing, someone teasing her, an uncomfortable thing going on at the private school.  Is the workload really stressful for her.  Once you know why she's so persistant on not wanting to go back, you'll be able to make a better informed decision.