I went to a private (parochial) school until my foster home sent me into the public school system after my mother’s death. Corporal punishment was allowed then and, though I suspect I was extremely ADD and had emotional problems related to the circumstances my family faced, I sat up and paid attention.
Now how much of those lessons I retained I will not promise, but I did get a good education. Sadly, private high school diplomas have prevented my two daughters from being accepted in some post-secondary schools. We are told they have to get a GED if they wish to enter these institution’s hallowed halls. Private schools, it seems, are “as bad as home-schools” and diplomas they grant cannot be accepted because they are not accredited the same way public schools are.
I laughed when I heard that. I thought it would have been a point in my daughters’ favor, not a reason to reject them. I’ve worked in public schools. I know who “accreditates” them — they write their own accreditation and then struggle to live up to the standards they themselves set.
Bleh
