Which is best public or private schools?

Answer 1

Private schools are better if you want to get into a good collage. Unless your child is not all that bright then it really does not matter.

Answer 2

There are localities where the home prices are less because the public schools are bad that however has good private schools nearby. Here you can get a nice home for less money and spend the difference on the private school.

There are other places where the home prices and property taxes are high but the public schools are great, saving you money you may otherwise spend on private schools.

In general, if other things are equal (like weather, neighborhood, friends and families, commute etc.) a town with a good public school is better than a town with cheaper home prices and bad schools. That is because, the difference in property tax and mortgage payment rarely covers cost of private education (especially so, if you have more than one child).

Answer 3

Neither is best. There are excellent public schools and excellent private schools. They aren't good because they are public or private but because of other factors. Things to consider:
1. private schools usually have parents who are more involved and push harder (they are invested because they are paying) creating an atmosphere where the learning is valued.
2. public schools often have better qualifed teachers
3. a public school in a good neighborhood/ economically prosperous town will have more resources than one in a poor area (in a bad neighborhood- a private school is probably better)
4. public schools try to meet the needs of more students and will have a greater range of courses and programs (such as foreign languages, special education, AP courses, etc.) Many times they have better resources than private schools
5. other things are important such as size of the school (being just a number in a giant school or in a school too small for you to have much diversity in students), programs where they are strong, athletics and extracurricular, etc.

In other words- there are no perfect answers just what fits an individual student/ family best.

Answer 4

The majority of people cannot afford to send their children to private schools, therefore I feel we have a responsibility to support a strong public school system.Education is the key to the future for children of all backgrounds.It is easy for those who can afford it to go to private schools to sing the benefits of private schools. Children of privilege do not go to school hungry,poorly clothed and are denied very little.Private schools encourage an attitude of privilege.It has been my experience that most public school teachers are caring and supportive of the student population.Look at most of the political leaders who were educated in private schools.Do you think they can relate to the issues of the average man?They have had the best education money can buy and have learned little about the real world.

Answer 5

I think it depends on what you mean by "best". If you want the best education I feel that it can depend more on the student than the school.

Some public schools lack funding making it less easy for students to have access to many programs or resources that they can benefit from. The art program at the public high school I went to dealt with many budget cuts. The teacher was forced to pay for many supplies out of her own pocket which limited what we could do. Our library was a joke and completely outdated. It was left up to me to find a ride to the public library just so that I could get decent research done. Sports/activity options were also limited due to lack of funding. Because of this, my college application looked weak compared to students who were given twice the amount of options in their private or wealthy public school. My high school math teacher sent her son to private school for this reason.

A private school may be considered better because they make it easier for a student to become involved in more programs (more to choose from that interest them) and excellent resources are usually found on campus (no worries about getting to the public library). It's part of what you're paying for. Since a private school depends on tuition fees and endowment, they need to keep a good reputation and often do this by spending more time focusing on getting students into the "best" colleges. An easy way to insure this is by excepting students who have an excellent record in the first place. A lot of these are students who would have done well at any school, public or private. When you flood any school with high-achievers, there's bound to be more competition which could lead some to believe that it's the education they are receiving that's making them excel forgetting the fact that a lot of them were extra bright kids to begin with.

There are many kids that may benefit from a private school education for other reasons like the smaller class sizes, strict dress code/uniforms or a specific structure that works for that student which isn't available in a public school. The added bonus to a private school education is the fact that it sometimes does look better on a college application. The people reviewing your college application may take into consideration that if you were deemed "good enough" for a particular private school you may be "good enough" for their university.

Answer 6

The only advantage I have ever seen in private schools is they will shelter you and occasionally force you to do things that all public schools should do, like make you take an SAT prep course. However, it makes more sense to say its the individual and not the school. So whichever school has more opportunities is the best one. For example, if you sing do they have a chorus? How many AP classes are offered? Dual enrollment credit opportunities? do they have your sport there ? clubs? etc....personally I think public magnet schools are the best.

Answer 7

Sometimes it depends on your area and for me, it all depends to how the school runs their training with their students, and their teaching strategies. This can sometimes be a private or public school. In my case, best students are produced from the public school, this are in terms of academic excellence and performance based on that particular time, when i was still a part of.

Answer 8

I think private and public both has different facilities..Because in private school,they provide various kind of facilities (good room,microphone,well furnished)but u have to spend more money in private schools where in public schools ,fee is lower and good teachers are also.I am asian and i recommended it.

Answer 9

I believe that private schools are geared more turds academics, you have smaller class sizes and more teacher and student contact, where as public schools have more of a liberal approach to education and you get more of a social interaction experience from it, so which is better, what ever floats your boat i guess.

Answer 10

Are there any good public colleges. The word public and low-level are the same words. Why don't you just open the doors of your house and let the public in. Yes they will trash it. If you want something good then stay out of public restrooms and the like.