Oh boy, what have we done?!?!

[ramanth]

Good luck to her!

My family did just the opposite. I attended Catholic School for 3 years and when we moved, they enrolled us in the local public school. I enjoyed all those years of public school far more than private.

[Ally Cat's Mommy]

Cameron has been in private school from the start. I honestly don't think he would have coped with public school - he needs the extra attention (and "spoonfeeding") which the high fees provide for

Amber & Amy are both in a private (Catholic) school. None of us are catholic - however is IS the best private school in their area. The girls HAVE been confirmed etc, but that was their personal choice through getting involved in school and church activities. They attend youth groups, and Amber sings in the church/school choir. They both have excellent morals, and get the encourangement to excell in their particular areas of talent - which often gets overlooked in the public school system, simply through lack of resources / time etc, plus high teacher/pupil ratios.

My step-daughter in the UK is in her local school. (We have offered for YEARS to cover the tuition for private school - she refuses to leave her "friends"). She is FAR too "old" for her years, has a mouth like a toilet, and unfortunately wants nothing more than to be old enough to leave school and go work on a till in Tescos (supermarket). I'm not knocking supermarket workers, but for a child with SO much potential to be throwing away her opportunities for further education just breaks my heart. She gets NO guidance from her mom and step-dad. I can already see that we are going to have HUGE problems with her as she gets older.

Kim, I can imagine the financial sacrifice this represents. I really think you are doing the best thing for your daughter.. I am sure she will flourish in an environment where she can concentrate on her studies, and not all the other nonsense which seems to dominate public schools these days.

BTW she looks great in the uniform.

[Freedom]

First, thank you Kim for announcing where the kitty is in the photo; I couldn't find him!

I went to public school grades 1 through 8. Pestered my parents mercilessly, I hated public school, I needed to get into the local Catholic all girls high school. I loved it AND wearing a uniform took so much pressure off me re what to wear, what would this one think, what was that one going to say etc.

I was Catholic, not practicing. So I learned my religioun for the first ime pretty much.

In my grade alone, we had 4 Protestants and 3 Jewish girls. Some attended our religious ed classes with us, others were exempt and got a study hall. To be exempt, they had to be attending regular religious instruction in their own faith. Had to be documented, could not go on the parents' say so.

My class was the smallest graduating class in the history of the school (normally the first year such a school opens, that is the smallest; but we were it, the school had been opened 16 years). We were 43 to graduate, and it was the BEST! Of that, 41 of us went directly on to college. The other 2 weren't interested in college and went directly to work; within 4 years, both of them were at college full time too.

Our record will stand, as the school had added lots of new buildings and facilities and incoming classes are now in the 150+ range, ha ha.

Best wishes to your daughter; you are doing a wonderful thing for her!

[jackie]

I wish her good luck, and think she looks cute in her uniform (love the Michael Jackson pose)!

[DrKym]

I can't find Allen either LOl found the food, Love the school Idea! My oldest daughters were home schooled for 3 years, then into private schools for them also. Adrian will be going next year, for 6th grade until graduation, and Alex is in private school already.

Financially it is a nightmare, however with a scholarship that should help, also look into sponsorships from the church it is affiliated with. Sts Peter and Paul here in Alton have families that will sponsor a certain percentage of tuiton based on your childs grades. They go by the end of year grades and then pledge a certain amount for the upcoming year. It's a thought.

Good luck to her and happy studying!!