Just to clarify, in the article where the administrator says that the student's family must be active in its church, it refers to the family's church. There are over 80 churches represented in YCS including families that have come from Catholic and other backgrounds. There is not one specific church the family's must attend, they just have to attend a church of their choice.
I also am a YCS parent of two children and have been for 5 years. I am single and pay for my children's education because I do not live in a voucher school district. This means I pay taxes to a public school district that my children don't even attend. YCS gets no funding from my school district. I chose to send my children to YCS not only for a quality education, but so the values I teach my children at home are nurtured and re-enforced at school. They have several friends that attend public school and I question the morals they are taught at home and school. The language and disrepect I see is unacceptable in my home. I'm sure most of our grandparents would be shocked if they saw how present day children behave around their peers. YCS maintains a high level of expectation for education and behavior. From an education standpoint, a learning disability was discovered when my son was in 3rd grade at YCS. The speech teacher who also tested children in public school informed me that my son who tested as 7-8 would have to test as low as 4 before receiving any type of attention in the public schools. He was struggling and it would only have gotten worse as he got older. Instead, early intervention at YCS with special tutoring has helped bring him up to the level of his peers. I don't believe he would have gotten this attention in public schools and would continue struggling and hating school. His grades aren't always the best, but he loves school and works hard now. There is also a standard of behavior that is expected and enforced. I know of children being bullied and picked on in public schools with no one being held accountable. One friend moved her daughter to a private school (not YCS) because the teasing and peer pressure from cliques became unbearable to her teenage daughter. All of this being said, I do not regret my decision to send my children to YCS. YCS is very family oriented and I consider many of the staff and parents as friends that I can trust and count on. All parents should have the choice to send their children to whatever school supports their beliefs. I shouldn't be expected to send my children to a school just because I live near it. Parents who receive vouchers to send their children to the school of their choice are blessed. In fact, I believe as a parent and a tax payer, I should be able to have my taxes go to the school I choose and I should not be forced to fund public education. I believe all parents should be able to take the money the state pays public schools and apply it to any school, whether private/public, Christian/Catholic/Secular/or any other religion or belief. When do we all get vouchers?
VOUCHING FOR VOUCHERS
To Education_Voter,
Just to clarify, in the article where the administrator says that the student's family must be active in its church, it refers to the family's church. There are over 80 churches represented in YCS including families that have come from Catholic and other backgrounds. There is not one specific church the family's must attend, they just have to attend a church of their choice.
February 17, 2009 at 12:29 p.m. permalink suggest removal
VOUCHING FOR VOUCHERS
I also am a YCS parent of two children and have been for 5 years. I am single and pay for my children's education because I do not live in a voucher school district. This means I pay taxes to a public school district that my children don't even attend. YCS gets no funding from my school district. I chose to send my children to YCS not only for a quality education, but so the values I teach my children at home are nurtured and re-enforced at school. They have several friends that attend public school and I question the morals they are taught at home and school. The language and disrepect I see is unacceptable in my home. I'm sure most of our grandparents would be shocked if they saw how present day children behave around their peers. YCS maintains a high level of expectation for education and behavior. From an education standpoint, a learning disability was discovered when my son was in 3rd grade at YCS. The speech teacher who also tested children in public school informed me that my son who tested as 7-8 would have to test as low as 4 before receiving any type of attention in the public schools. He was struggling and it would only have gotten worse as he got older. Instead, early intervention at YCS with special tutoring has helped bring him up to the level of his peers. I don't believe he would have gotten this attention in public schools and would continue struggling and hating school. His grades aren't always the best, but he loves school and works hard now. There is also a standard of behavior that is expected and enforced. I know of children being bullied and picked on in public schools with no one being held accountable. One friend moved her daughter to a private school (not YCS) because the teasing and peer pressure from cliques became unbearable to her teenage daughter. All of this being said, I do not regret my decision to send my children to YCS. YCS is very family oriented and I consider many of the staff and parents as friends that I can trust and count on. All parents should have the choice to send their children to whatever school supports their beliefs. I shouldn't be expected to send my children to a school just because I live near it. Parents who receive vouchers to send their children to the school of their choice are blessed. In fact, I believe as a parent and a tax payer, I should be able to have my taxes go to the school I choose and I should not be forced to fund public education. I believe all parents should be able to take the money the state pays public schools and apply it to any school, whether private/public, Christian/Catholic/Secular/or any other religion or belief. When do we all get vouchers?
February 11, 2009 at 11:26 p.m. permalink suggest removal