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I hate private school, but what can I do?


 
 
I go to a private school, and I really hate it. Everyone is so different from me, I don't have any friends, the teachers are way too strict and my homework takes me practically all night to finish. I've been trying to convince my dad to let me go to public school, but he won't let me. All my best friends go there and I know I'd be happier.
 
I know what you're going to say—try to be more positive. I've already tried that, and I'm honestly miserable. I cry at night because I hate it so much and it gives me so much stress. How do I convince my dad to let me transfer?
 
Sounds like a tough sitch, girl! But maybe there’s a way to appeal to your dad. He probably just wants you to have the best education possible, so it’s important for you to let him explain why he’s pro-private school. Maybe you’ll get where he’s coming from, or maybe you’ll still disagree. But if you want him to listen to your concerns, you’ve also gotta address his concerns about public school. If you can both hear the other’s argument, you’ll have a much better shot at coming to an agreement.
 
There’s still the chance that Dad won’t budge. In which case, it may be a matter of getting used to your new school. You will eventually make friends (try joining a team or club), you’ll get to know your teachers and you’ll get up to speed with the homework. It sounds cliché, but things really do just take time. In the meantime, continue to hang with your old friends after school and on weekends—they don’t have to disappear from your life just ’cause you go to different schools.
 
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BY LINDSEY SILKEN ON 10/2/2010 9:24:00 AM

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I have gone to a Catholic school my whole life. I HATE it. I don't know if it's the same in all private schools, but the kids in my school are self centered, rude, and EXTREMELY obsessed with popularity. Arent Catholic School supposed to be strict? The teachers care but don't say anything about bullying. I have been bullied to the point where i would cry every night. I was bullied so much where i believed it was okay for them to bully me. I recently just gave up in hiding what they did to me. Best move i made. My advice to anyone being bullied is talk to the idiot who was being mean to you. I'm serious. It feels amazing and it gets them to back off. And if you think that's hard, try being bullied from 1st grade-7th and finally standing up for yourself. And remember: you are beautiful, inside and out Smile don't let anyone make you feel terrible. You are the most amazing person in the world and you're about to show that bully how great you trruly are Smile

by Lioncub190 on 2/10/2012 10:56:29 PM

 
 

Mod! Should i go 2 public or private school. I hate my middle school and although our tow has a great pbulic high school, Im scared to go even if its a lot better. some kids pick on me at my middle school. i have so much homework and the teachers are mostly mean. at private school, i can take more classes, have smaller classes, no bulying, and a great program all around. but im scared to leave my friends at public school. what should I do?

Hey girlie! To help you make your decision, you can check at this article from one of our readers about her life in private school: http://www.girlslife.com/post/2010/10/02/I-Hate-Private-School.aspx

Jessica W.

by softballgirl56 on 2/2/2011 9:25:51 AM

 
 

I've been gong to private school since i was 2. i think its great. no drama and everyone knows you. My class has 11 people in it and 8 of them have been there since the 2s. Face it, you get a better education and you can hang with your friends later.
there are 2 other girls in my class.
one is a bully and one is a weirdo.
but, talk to other grls in the grade above or below you. you are sure to find friends.
one of my bffs is in the grade below me!

by lucymcclinton on 1/3/2011 2:45:46 AM

 
 

ya ik how u feel i go to private skool and two of the three main teachers are rly weird and give lotsa hw and i only have ten people in my class including me. and most of the guys have no guts (they r too shy to ask us girls out) but good thing is that im in 8th grade and next year im going to a big private high skoolSmile)

by swimstarry on 12/28/2010 2:11:29 PM

 
 

hey, i no exactly how you feel. i used to go to a private school, and there were 18 people in my whole grade. it was really hard to fit in because there were 8 girls and, oh boy did they love to create drama. They used to bully girls out of the grade, and they would all turn on their best friends in a drop of a hat if the leader, call her K, said the girl was unacceptable. Then the guys, 10 of them. Great, right? WRONG! they loved to 'tease' girls about their bodies, and none of them were even cute. Then K would go out with, like every guy in the grade and all of the guys in the grade above. no one liked her, but when i left, she was one of my good friends... but texting her is almost like visiting a distant dream. A dream i never really fit in. When i went to public school, i found that there were at least double the people in the grade at the private school that i fit in with. i visited, and no one would talk to me, like they were all above me. im glad im not one of them now.

by tessi13 on 12/14/2010 12:21:45 PM

 
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