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our two kids (elementary school and pre-school) go to a private school in Bay Area and we are very happy now. They have in-person classes with very strict high

our two kids (elementary school and pre-school) go to a private school in Bay Area and we are very happy now. They have in-person classes with very strict high covid-related guideliness. When they were required to close they offered an excellent online classes and lowered tuition 35%. On the other hand, a lot of our friends with kids of similar age are super unhappy about their public schools. The quality of education and online classes is very, very low and they can't re-open in person due to class sizes. I now know several families who basically ran away from public schools to either do homeschooling (with other parents) or private school. Very sad situation to watch

hnracer 6y ago
It's just your typical government incompetence, unfortunately.
- asdasfasdfasdf 6y ago
  I think you're missing the fact that running a successful school is much easier when you can kick out anyone you want for any reason. Schools have been underfunded for decades. They're part of our failing infrastructure. Teachers pay for supplies out of their own pockets. Education 5% of our federal budget. The military is 60%. You can blame the specter of incompetence, but it's ultimately our fault for electing leaders who aren't acting in our best interests.
markdoubleyou 6y ago
I'm genuinely curious what "excellent online classes" look like, especially for early elementary school. My second grader in Seattle Public Schools isn't learning a thing (except for how to troubleshoot MS Teams).
- qualifiedai 6y ago
  for pre-K: music - singing songs with her class, also dancing/gymnastics (project to a bigger screen). story-time after lunch. for kindergarten: actually a lot of classes: art, second language (most kids in school are bi-lingual En+Ru), basic reading and math, also music, dance, gymnastics (again bigger screen helps here). I would say it was actually pretty good and easy on us (parents) for kindergaten. But, yes, it is still tough for pre-K kid as she needed much more attention from us.

hnracer 6y ago

It's just your typical government incompetence, unfortunately.

asdasfasdfasdf 6y ago
I think you're missing the fact that running a successful school is much easier when you can kick out anyone you want for any reason. Schools have been underfunded for decades. They're part of our failing infrastructure. Teachers pay for supplies out of their own pockets. Education 5% of our federal budget. The military is 60%. You can blame the specter of incompetence, but it's ultimately our fault for electing leaders who aren't acting in our best interests.

markdoubleyou 6y ago

I'm genuinely curious what "excellent online classes" look like, especially for early elementary school. My second grader in Seattle Public Schools isn't learning a thing (except for how to troubleshoot MS Teams).

qualifiedai 6y ago
for pre-K: music - singing songs with her class, also dancing/gymnastics (project to a bigger screen). story-time after lunch. for kindergarten: actually a lot of classes: art, second language (most kids in school are bi-lingual En+Ru), basic reading and math, also music, dance, gymnastics (again bigger screen helps here). I would say it was actually pretty good and easy on us (parents) for kindergaten. But, yes, it is still tough for pre-K kid as she needed much more attention from us.