The Public School Crisis In America - Why It's Time to Put Your Kids In Private School

Have you considered taking your kids out of public schools? In this episode, Patrick Bet-David reveals the difference between public and private schools, and why you should weigh your options.

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[kurticusmaximus]

I will never forget meeting a very young home schooled girl at my community college. She was 18, tutoring college kids in calculus. And she wasn’t socially awkward either. Her parents did her a solid favor.

[haleybaroody]

As a title one public school teacher, I have worked in private, charter, abroad, and now public schools. I’ve learned……it’s the teachers, admin, and the COMMUNITY, that make a great school. I would look at those key things when deciding where your children go. Great topic. Love the show Pat!! :)

[notyouryoutube]

My daughter is homeschooled now, but when she went to public school for a year it was minimum 25 kids to 1 teacher. We were in the best school district in our area. She learns so much more at home in a lot less time, and also we get to do a lot of extracurriculars that she is interested in. Best decision.

[carliea]

I could not agree with you more! My son went to private, public and a charter school. I can tell you that my son did the best while in private school. He ended up in private school because I too was told that my son could not pay attention and therefore must have ADHD. I finally got him evaluated and he was determined to be gifted with a high IQ. He is now in his mid 20's, and decided that going to college was not his thing and therefore started his own business. Not everyone has the same path in life and public school is not what it used to be. I decided to homeschool my daughter and I couldn't be happier with the decision. My daughter is involved in many extra curricular activities and guess what? No bullying!!. Blessed to have the choice and I agree that parent involvement is the key.

[ga-booga]

My wife is a counselor at a public middle school, and her experiences there are the reason we send our children to private school. It's expensive, but every day she comes home from work and says "There is NO WAY ON EARTH we are ever sending them to public school. Even if we have to sell organs."

[hadassah-]

Private school all the way through. My brothers and I attended Trinity school in manhattan from k to 12 grade. Graduated at 16 and skipped 2 grade. Got a full-ride scholarship to an Ivy league. Best experience ever...

[joshthomas]

Group Homeschool is a great option as well. Meet 1-3 times a week for outings/study group and be able to be done with your school day by noon every day.

[JenniferClaytonGronde]

I am currently a public school teacher. I will be leaving at the end of this school year and will homeschool my children going forward. My own children asked for me to do this. The public school system is broken and no one at the top is listening to teachers. You hit many points spot on. Yet there is still so much more to the problems.

[shelbys]

I homeschool and I've noticed that most homeschool kids put in a solid 2 hours a day, public school teachers say that kids succeed when their parents are involved and help them with homework that takes between 1 and 2 hours a night. When you look at it that way, it's pretty clear that they aren't actually learning anything at school

[jhonyrod]

We Homeschool our 3 kids and it's a great feeling/reward when our kids interact with other kids that attend public schools, we notice how much faster our kids read, solve math problems and how much smarter in general they are.

As far as the common "They need to socialize more", our kids socialize even more than other kids since they can take their homeschool class from literally ANYWHERE, we can travel while homeschooling and they have more chances of meeting different kids with different ideas.

And as a bonus, they're not on TikTok 😉

[dibari]

Private school isn't cheap- but the alternative is unacceptable. I send both of my kids to private school and people I work with (making the same money) always say "it must be nice". I sacrifice a lot to ensure the kids can go to a nice school. If it's important to you, you'll do what you have to do to make it happen. What's happened to public schools in the last several years is a shame- and it's getting worse.

[PhuongHuynh-qmth]

As an Asian American, I did well throughout my time in public school because of involved pressure more than parent involvement. My parents never helped with Hw, never went to pta meetings, never went to school ceremonies. No band/choir/dance presence. They were about as absent as you can get. But every single day we were asked if we finished Hw and if our grades were good. Whenever the report card comes home, they sit us down and view through it very carefully. If something isn’t an A, we were questioned and lectured about our future, about failure and shamed for not taking our future seriously, for letting them down, for wasting time, for not appreciating the chance to get an education when so many poor kids can’t get one. It’s very stressful and can span 30+ minutes but always felt like hours. I rather study a few extra hours per test than go through those terrible lectures followed by dayssss of being questioned if we are studying extra for those subjects. So, they were “involved” in my grades but not “involved” in the sense that other parents were.

[konejito]

Thank you for sharing. I agree 100% with you. I've watch all your videos. I became a dad at 20 years old. I didn't know anything about parenting or finances. How many works. The one thing I knew how to do was prayer. 10 years later. Teachers from different schools continue until this day to ask me how my son is different. He's humble, loving, and caring. Let me tell you something prayer works 100%. My family is an example of what prayer can do once we rely on God. Thank you for making this content. ❤️

[samuelallen]

I spent my entire youth in public schools - my last year of high school I went to a private school. The advantages ARE UNREAL. At my public high school I met with my guidance counselor 4-5 times with a 3 year period. I met with my guidance counselor at private school the same amount in my first month there. I rarely say "you get what you pay for" - but I can't stress the difference I felt. And that's just ONE VERY SMALL example.

[LookHereAye]

MY FATHER ALWAYS TOLD ME.. A kid that wants to learn will learn everywhere and if the kid is not gifted for school then it doesn't matter even if you send them to the moon. Maybe we should be better parents instead.

[aneelejaz]

I put my son in the private school last year, and it's one of the best decisions I made. Thank you for the stats Patrick. Am a big fan!

[bbll]

I’m 28 and he is right! Private school kids were more driven than public school kids as a whole! Home schooled kids are even more FOCUSED than the private and public school kids!

All my cousins were homeschooled and all of them have PhDs like their dad 😮

[dYanamatic]

I always used to say I would never send my children to private school. That changed quite fast as soon as I had my daughter and experienced preschool and heard what my brother's children where going through at school (eg bullying for years and nothing done). She is in private school! I stopped going to church and didn't baptise my daughter, however I prefer she learns about religion and I support it rather than 'you can choose your gender' and no action on bullying.

[MsArtistwannabe]

My daughter went to the lowest ranking grammar school in my city. A friends son was going to a very exclusive private school. He was a year ahead of my daughter. Looking at their homework, noticed was the exact same source and page worksheet. My daughter was a year behind him in school yet was already doing the same work he was doing. She graduated with a 5.0 gpa her senior year as all her classes were AP. She got into every college she applied to. Was one of only twenty students out of thousands to be accepted in her nursing school. It’s more about how much effort parents put in to it and how many enrichment activities they’re able to provide.

[lcas]

My 6yo is currently in Kindergarten in a Christian private school. 100% the best decision we ever made. Compared to the national average our school is very affordable but still costs money. But the results are more than for the investment. In her 2nd semester now she is reading at nearly a 2nd grade level, is learning great values, and is growing into a great, compassionate person. I wish I could afford multiple scholarships to her school for families that can't afford it.