Reply #8: I honestly can't blame them [View All]

[Papagoose]

Admittedly, I am a product of private schools from Montessori through High School. I sent my daughter to private school from K through sixth grade, but due to financial constraints, I moved her to public school for seventh grade last year. I knew public school would be a change, but I was not prepared for how much of a change it was. We live in an under performing district and my daughter's school is in its second year of "Failure to Make Adequate Yearly Progress". It is unlikely that there will be any improvement next year when the dreaded "Loss of Accreditation" starts to be a consideration. I have tried very hard to do my part to help make improvement. I attend PTA and school board meetings and offer my suggestions. I volunteer as much as possible. I honestly do believe in public education - but when it comes to my daughter's future, I can't afford to simply stand on principle as she falls further and further behind the expectations and goals she and I share for her education. I am in the middle of rearranging my finances so that I can send her to a private high school that I absolutely cannot afford.

As far as the Obama family - they have much more at stake then educational quality. Their security and privacy concerns can most likely be better met at a private school. I would imagine that the precautions that would be necessary will impact fewer children at a small private school than at a larger public school.