cid_pause_not t1_jdm7n9a wrote on March 25, 2023 at 1:05 PM

Hey there! I lived in Brooklyn for a while and always had good experiences with the Chassidic community. However, the chassidic school system is one that’s always seemed troubling given their seeming lack of educational outcomes (be it English or standardized testing) when compared to other schools. What are your thoughts on these schools? It seemed odd they took public funds but couldn’t produce public school outcomes.

RidiculousBadger OP t1_jdnlr6d wrote on March 25, 2023 at 7:15 PM

I grew up secular and attended public school.

I think the misappropriation of public funds by ultra orthodox Jews is committing an institutional disservice to the students. I haven't seen an ultra orthodox private school deliver a secular education that I would consider baseline for what the students need in society.

The reason they do this is to improve the chances that the students will stay within the faith, marry within the faith, and raise children within the faith. It's prioritization of multi generational survival vs this generation's needs to be successful professionally.