To be fair, these are all second-hand from other parents, but things I've heard:
-overcrowded classes
-not getting in the closest school
-incessant fundraising
-communication from teachers poor
-facilities: libraries, gyms, cafeterias having to be turned into classes (this is more from someone ranting online)
And when I look at the numbers, sending my kid to the Calgary French and International School (our closest private school) is cheaper than his current daycare costs.
I understand that I'm buying into a lot of the negativity that I see, but I want to explore everything before accepting a "good enough" scenario for my kid's education. That's why I asked the question here - to gauge if things are that bad or if it's overblown.
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We may curse our bad luck that it's sounds like its; who's sounds like whose; they're sounds like their (and there); and you're sounds like your. But if we are grown-ups who have been through full-time education, we have no excuse for muddling them up.
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