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Question for private school moms (or ever better, from moms that have had kids in both private and public). IYO, what should I be doing to "supplement" next year, or what am I missing by going public, not private that I can fill in the gap? No flames or snarky responses, please. I'm just trying to do as much as I can to broaden my DD or whatever (if it matters, she's going to PS9G&T class for K next year). Thanks.
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public school K is typically far more academic than private school K. So - I don't see where you would need to suppliment at all on academic front. Publics seem to lack in physical activity - so a class or two in something she likes would be fine. In both K's its much more about the social -
[ Reply | Options ]Public school mom here. You don't need to "supplement" her academics in any formal sense. You should simply expose her to things she might be interested in, over the course of her childhood--art classes, music lessons, sports, drama, whatever she likes. Not because she's in public school, but because that's what is good for kids. Also, kindergartners usually find kindergarten exhausting at first--I wouldn't sign up for any afterschool activities for the fall.
[ Reply | Options ]I have children at both public and private. In K-1 your DC is OK, but after 2nd grade the public DC starts lacking: Science, Geography, History, and Foreign Language.
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Someone talk me down...walked by ps 166 today and just about cried. I know the construction is temporary, but it's so horrible looking, feeling and smelling. Three men were hanging out under the overpass in front of the front door smoking. The smoke got all trapped under the scaffold and it stunk. Seems so dingy and I can tell DS is scared.
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PS9 is very academic, particularly the teacher who will likely teach the one class next year. It is also fairly enriched. I would say when dc was in K, they went on about 15+ field trips over the year, including museums, plays, concerts, dance, etc. The one thing I felt I needed to supplement was physical activity, especially in the winter months. the kids in the program learn a lot, and have a very good social experience, but the recess time can be cut with inclimate weather. there is a very good afterschool program, and plenty of options in the nabe. they also get spanish, chess, art/music 2x/week, etc. gym only 1x per week, recess 2x/day
[ Reply | Options ]PS 9 uses Everyday Math which sucks. At the K level, it may not matter much. But if she likes math, I'd so some simple addition and subtraction with her and makes sure she's starting to learn math facts, i.e., 4+3= 7; 6+2 = 8. If she doesn't like it, don't push it. You will need to supplement math starting in first grade. You will need to supplement grammar starting in 4th. You'd be well advised to supplement writing starting in 4th because the test prep ruins their writing. PS 9, like most publics these days in NYC, does not teach history or geography and the science is very simple. But for K, I don't think you need to be concerned or supplementing.
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Honestly, I would go light on that at least in the fall. It is a hard transition for many kids (my DC was one of them) and at the end of the day he was just tired of school and wanted to play with friends. I would not do more than one afterschool during the week, and one on weekend. Then if dd does well with that you can add more in January.
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