How would you prefer to educate your kid?

Private school, boarder school, charter school, or home school/independent study. There is no education in public school. Public school also do not encourage people to pursue thier talents. They put everyone into a cookie cutter mold and if you dont fit your bad and must be broken. So there is really no reason for sending a child to public school. All they are are none efficient daycare centers that cant guarantee our child's safety most of the time.

As somebody who went to all those things I can say they all have pros and cons but private school was the worst.

Keep in mind different students will do better in different settings.

Because I was both learning disabled and gifted at the same time and also had behavioral and social problems I did not fit anywhere. I went to a different school almost every year of my childhood despite never moving once. Most schools did not want me there and I was held back several times and sent elsewhere.

Public school had an awful teaching system. They were not accommodating with different learning abilities and I can honestly say I never learned much of anything there. It was a waste of years and I failed horribly.
However I got the most social skills from there. I had to socialize a lot and learn to interact with others.

Private schools had better education, but the students often had more problems than in public school. The teachers were more strict but I had way more problems there and I did not feel welcome.

Homeschool was the most peaceful and I learned the best. If I had been homeschooled the whole time I would probably have excelled in academics instead of fail to the point I graduated high school at 22.
However if that happened I would not have learned social skills at all and may have actually been worse off after all.

I think the best case scenario would have been homeschool but also be enrolled in several social activities such as music lessons, martial arts, sports, arts, and any other interests. This would be the best learning environment and positive social settings.

Everybody learns differently though and will do better in different settings.

I picked public school but private would be alright too...I just wouldn't home school cuz I think kids need to be around other kids...they learn how to make friends and interact with people then.

Homeschool. Public schools just get worse every year, and I'm sure I would be a good teacher for them. There's also no proof that homeschooling leads to bad social skills, so it seems like a win-win.

If I didn't have that choice, from being too busy or whatever else, I would send them to a private school.

When you're speaking of general education kind of depends on the options that I have available

When you're speaking of mentor or teaching someone the way things are that be different. Good I believe a good mentor doesn't teach the one the "truth". But rather shows you the path to learn your own truth

In my experience I have found that honestly the social aspect of public schools are an important part of development as an individual, having said that I feel that in the years of childhood (Primary/Elementary School) that is the ideal time to NOT be enrolled in public school but instead be Home Schooled so that things that are possible to damage one's child are avoided, and that furthermore one's child may be taught important academics and ethics at a young age by their parents.

Now once a child has matured to a teenager there are many things a parent will not be able to easily teach them that being around their peers will teach them, and before anyone says that Home Schoolers are meek and shy or whatever that is only created by how their parents raise them, which is why I feel the ideal way to educate one's children are two raise them yourselves, but let them become someone themselves.

Homeschool is great if you can provide plenty of extracurricular activities which have strong social components with other kids.

Homeschooled children are more likely to develop mental illnesses,hey have a much harder time socializing into adulthood,they have a higher risk of suicide,homeschooled children have body image issues equal to public schoolers so if you're worried about bullies effecting that,don't. Also home schooled kids score lower on public GED tests,I'd know I was homeschooled and suicidal at ten,I'm a drinker and smoker,and I self harm,I feel bad just becuase of homeschooling,never had sex,and I have no friends.

If you live in one the top five scoring states on the National Achievement test for 8th graders, you will be okay if you get your kid into advanced placement classes.

The public schools in the US are nothing more than government sponsored child care centers; certainly not conducive for the majority of the students to get even a halfway decent education. I think home school is detrimental because the child has few opportunities for social interaction with others (good and bad), therefor failing to prepare the child for the realities of life after school.
That pretty much leaves only private schools, if one wants their kids to get a good education and social interaction with other children.
I sent my oldest to a Swiss private school, where she received a much better education in 3 years than she could have gotten in the US public system in 8. However, I did have her return to the US for high school (private) because, as an American who had never lived in the US, I felt it was important for her to have that experience.

I'd whip my kid into shape and made damn sure he/she knew higher level maths/sciences by the time they reach high school age. In all seriousness public/private is the way to go, as long as you make sure they don't get side tracked.