How many of you here went to a private Armenian high school?

[dstyle]

I'm not. Granted I could have gotten a lot further with a good public school education given all the advanced, AP, honors,and gate programs that they have, but I think I fared pretty well given the poor level of college prep they had at Ferrahian.

The only thing I hate about Armenian schools is the snotty pretentious stuck up snobs. But I guess there are plenty of them everywhere so I can't really hide from it anyway.

Ya I was at the other end of the spectrum.

[dusken]

I went to Marie Manoogian for first grade only and then I did shapatorya for a couple of years after that.

[leo007]

I went to public schools because my parents really wanted me to be "americanized". I can read and write very little Armenian. This is the sadest post ever.

I just had to laugh. Don't get me wrong, I'm not being an a hole and laughing at the fact that you can't read/write Armenian very well, but just that you indiciated that your post was the sadest post ever on the Armenian club forums.

I still hate the way they teach Armenian though....uuuuugghhhhh

What was so bad about it?

The only thing I hate about Armenian schools is the snotty pretentious stuck up snobs. But I guess there are plenty of them everywhere so I can't really hide from it anyway.

That's one of the big reasons some I've talked to don't like Armenian schools as well. Someone said that at one school, it seemed like the kids just wanted to out do each other to show who's family had more money.

[xBaron Dants]

What was so bad about it?

Incompetent ladies who only got the job because they are somewhat related to the corrupt president that runs the school. These women have not read a book in the last 34 years, and use the same old regurgitated and recycled material year after year after year.

After the parents, they are a BIG reason for the lack of interest and knowledge displayed by youth today towards Armenia, its history and its culture.

[hyebruin]

Regardless of our unique experiences with formal armenian education or the lack of, we can still take advantage of what is offered to us; we're lucky enough to live in such a rich armenian community as in l.a....i know some will think "whatever" but with the bad there is also the good! such as the lit, lang and history courses offered at the local colleges and universities; i highly recommend ucla's armenian lit class i took it a few years ago and for me it was a very unique and special experience; one that i knew i would not have the chance to take again! as long as you know how to read and write you'll make it! the instructor is super cool! (keshishian) and you truely enjoy reading and learning; at least in our class we felt this special bond with our classmates and of course the instructor...where in this big university, a small group of armenian students with different academic backgrounds and interests came together and shared a unique experience; it really was more than just a class for me...it was a heightened cultural awareness and appreciation...hope you guys get to experience it if you have the chance.

[fIReBuRntInHeLL]

I hate to say this but armenian schools lack of having normal armenian language teachers. 8 years of my life i went to armenian school, and the only thing that was good was that i had only armenian classmates.

[dstyle]

I think all the Armenian schools need to revamp there Armenian Studies sections, from pre-school to the time you graduate from high school. I think the schools need too A work on that, and B on the college entrance thing.

[Aphrodit3]

I went to public school and I can still read/write Armenian better than my cousins and friends who went to private schools. I went to school in Armenia for two years and when we moved here, my mom tutored me and I still followed the curriculum of the schools in Armenia (my grandpa sent us the textbooks every year).

[Genuine_Stud]

I went to Armenian Private Schools from Kindergarten to 5th.

I used to piss off most of the Armenian teachers in a smartass way when I went to the private schools. They were sometimes surprised at the things I said when they'd argue with me, because I'd alway get them back with a smartass answer. I'd always used to hide certain problems and/or things I broke in the classroom and they'd find out about it like a month or two down the line and they'd never knew who did it. HAahaha The good ole days.

It was public schools after that from 6th to high school and college and such.

I didn't mind the half-and-half with the public and private combination, because I guess early on since 6th I got to know people outside of my culture as well. Being in private Armenian school, you really don't experience that first hand.

Come to think of it, this "half-and-half" education has given me more of an open mind and made me more sociable with other people.

I can still read and write Armenian, but sometimes I wished that I went passed the fifth grade to learn a little more of our language. Oh well.

[SagGal]

I never went to a private school and never really thought about going.

My dad's friend who had his kids go to an Armenian private middle school said that the education there isn't perfect and not much different from public schools, except for learning about Armenia's history and etc. Anywho, he said that the main reason he had his kids attend an Armenian private school was for them to associate with Armenian kids and now that they are in different high schools and going off to college soon, they are still friends.