I'm old and I don't have any little kids, but I agree with ya 100%.
Just what exactly did happen to the dress codes in school?
Duane

Our kids have been in private school since my boy finished 5th grade.  Yeah were struggling a little to pay the bills  and private schools are not perfect but  our son is on his way to college this September.


Actually our daughter is a sophmore and she is attending Cabrillo this year  after 6 years in private school.
  She went to one of the dances and  when she came home she could not believe what some of the girls were wearing and the style of dancing that was going on,   It made her feel uncomfortable.




(side note:  dont think I could do it on non union construction wages)

Had to get a jab in somewhere....!

My wife and I decided before we got married that when we had kids, they WOULD go to private school. Like Mike, I was making 15/hr when my son was in elementary. I now have 2 kids in private school, and it aint easy! Here's how I do it. My truck is a '92 F350 that I bought for $500, and took a year to rebuild what I HAD to to put it on the road. I just moved my wife UP to a '99 expedition from a '92 explorer. A friend of mine had the expedition and it had a few issues. She wanted me to help her fix the problems, so I gave her 2 prices... 1 for fixing it, and the other for buying it as is. She sold it to me for $2000. We don't eat out, we don't go to movies, my kids don't wear designer clothes(boo hoo), and instead of racing a mod or lm or ss, I have a mini stock... barely. So, the car payments alone that most of you are making would be enough to cover tuition. What it comes down to is, it a choice. Some people will do what it takes no matter what, others value their "things" more than a private school education. Don't hear that statement as judgmental, it's not. If your choice is not private school, thats fine. I'm just sick and tired of people saying they can't afford it! In my opinion, I can't afford not to.


Btw Mike, where do your kids go... Bako Christian??? I hear that's a great school.

I think it is pretty apparent that public schools in Ca. are dropping the ball..............just look at the grammar by the young "bucks" on THIS board..........

Just for the record about Private Schools. Some of you won't like this, but frankly I'm not sweating it.

My Best Friend (even today) was pulled out of High School and made to attend the areas largest Christian School. (most prestigious, well educated.....Bull Chit). My buddy got into more fights and more trouble than he ever did in the public school.

I have yet another friend whom made his best $$$ from the kids in that same Christian school. Seems the public school kids can only afford a toke or two off a joint, but the Private school students could afford the coke meth what have you.

I could cite personal examples of "why Private schools are Bull Chit"  but Personal Opinions are like butt holes.

In the end it's up to YOU to teach your kids. Just My .02

for the record i never indicated anywhere or any time that the private schools were not having same social issues as the public schools.....i did however cite the academic standard..your right, you will get out of them what you put into them.






peace.............................mike

i'll give private skool 1 thing, man they sure had some wild parties!!!!!!  lol  seemed like there was a party every weekend when i went to skool

we knew how to party it up  

OLD SCHOOL#6 wrote on 02/28/10 at 3:54pm:



only from 7th through 12th grades   lol    

Oh no...........not the dreaded blue ink.........

smartguy wrote on 02/28/10 at 6:49pm:


To think that a private school boy can't even hold a job at Wally World