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infant day care — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 03:03:35 +0000

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By: Moondance

Moondance — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 00:13:28 +0000

I hear ya. I wanted Owl to go to public school, which was a big reason for leaving New Orleans. I love the school he’s in now, but have realized that if he turns out to be slow, or exceptionally bright, I may need to look for an alternative. All the experts I talk to, and the research (oh, yes, the research) I’ve done indicate that kids who do not get the “leg up” of learning in preschool will “catch up” with their peers relatively quickly. So, she might not have reading down when she’s in kindergarten, but she’ll learn it then, and by the time they are “reading to learn” (as opposed to “learning to read”), she’ll be on equal footing. I have found kindergarten to be a little repetitive of what Owl learned in daycare, but he’s not bored. His cousin, in the same school system, only had preschool part time last year, and he’s not doing any worse with the same curriculum. It’s all about social expectations of OUR peers. There is no chance Sun is going to get anything less than the best, whether that is at home with mom and dad, or in a classroom.

But yes, in NYC, if you don’t get you kid into the right daycare/preschool, she’ll never get into Yale/Harvard/insert college of your choice. At least that’s what I hear. How can I possibly know what college will be best for him at 18 by looking at him today?

By: Wendy

Wendy — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:24:24 +0000

I don’t know if it is the same, but when I was in high school you had to test into Ben Franklin. And it was a high pressure school for academics. So if your child can get in, great, and if not then you go put them in the same academic situation at one of the many private and Catholic schools.

The reality is that NOLA has a deep resentment toward public education that started when we became part of America. We have and always will believe that the best education comes from private or Catholic teachings and that is where the effort goes. You can’t change the fact that our public schools rank at the bottom in the nation and Katrina has not helped that fact. Many things would have to change before our public school system could compete with the rest of the nation.

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Fri, 02 Nov 2007 08:09:27 +0000

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By: Nola

Nola — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:49:03 +0000

maggsfriend–you are right. There are a very few good public schools in the NOLA area, but I don’t live in the districts that would permit Sun to attend the good ones. And the ones that are available to me are not places I would want Sun to be educated. It is a sad but true fact that NOLA’s public school system is deplorable and the public schools overall in our state are lacking.

By: maggsfriend

maggsfriend — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:35:07 +0000

Why the shivers at the thought of public schools? There are very good public schools in the city. To name two off the top of my head: Ben Franklin. Lusher.

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So What College is Your Infant Going to Go To? at Casino Orleans — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:19:31 +0000

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By: Wendy

Wendy — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:28:06 +0000

One thing to consider, that I didn’t mention before, is that when looking at Catholic and private you need to total everything when comparing prices. It would cost us the same to send Amber to the Catholic school as it does to send her to her school, now. All the money we spend is up front. The Catholic school had a lot of extras, like, uniforms (not required at her school), contributions to the church and then some other goobly gook that I can’t remember. We sat there over breakfast and totalled it all up. IT WAS THE SAME, so we went with the school we like.

If you ever find a school that meets all of your expectations, let me know. I will sign my kids up without even a walk through.