I was public school all the way and that was enough to say my kids wouldn't do that. lead teachers who were more interested in socialising with high school girls than doing their jobs, no real way to push yourself. I was very good at maths and would spend 3/4 of lessons staring at walls with nothing to do. Come later years I struggled to get a study ethic going as I was so used to cruising.
Oldest kid just started at high school after a very good public primary. We're not worried about his academic side, he's got good habits and we help keep him on course there. He's also in sports academies and well graded in music - he likes to keep busy, and putting that all together in the private school is something we couldn't do as well by pieces. He's flat out but says he loves is. One big thing I noticed is how much more involved parents are at the private school. Some a bit too much, almost like the parents identity flows around the school, but if public schools had half that parent support in sports, fundraisers and the like it would make a huge difference
Oldest kid just started at high school after a very good public primary. We're not worried about his academic side, he's got good habits and we help keep him on course there. He's also in sports academies and well graded in music - he likes to keep busy, and putting that all together in the private school is something we couldn't do as well by pieces. He's flat out but says he loves is. One big thing I noticed is how much more involved parents are at the private school. Some a bit too much, almost like the parents identity flows around the school, but if public schools had half that parent support in sports, fundraisers and the like it would make a huge difference