To Christians: Private Christian School, or Public School?

Question

Before you answer, concider:

Private: Mostly below par education, unqualified teachers, small amount of money.

Public: Better Money, broader world view, and...it's FREE!

This includes all Christian Private Schools including Catholic, Lutheran, and Missionarian Schools.

OK, guys, to the people that say that the teachers are "world class" and have taught college, then how come most private schools only require a simple bachors degree to teach in them? I've looked it up, believe me, I used to be a Secondary Education/Math Major. All the schools I've looked at said, "Any Bachelors Degree".

Answer 1

I attend a public school. You are absoulutely right about those plusses, but for those seeking a better understanding or education in GOD, these things may not matter as much, but there is also the fact that we want to get along good in the real world, financually, be succesful you know? I myself have not seen a broader view through public schools, which I have attended all through my school years. Well... it is a much bigger struggle staying a christian in public highschool, trust me it is! Many temptations for christians that will require much leaning on the Lord for obedience and such, and it makes me all the stronger. I think the best thing to do as a christian (if you are one) is ask God about it! :) Which is what I've done. And I think if you are looking for advanced education in general, I have heard from family that has graduated from a private school, that you will find it just as good as any public school! :) Besides, since I am a christian, I am not very interested in the ways of the world and more interested in living in God's world, which WILL help me to live in this world. But public schools have deffinently given me much more of a dependance upon God, which I am not sorry about! =DD And I am sure He is using it to shape me.

So overall, it depends on the direction God would be looking for in your life if you are a follower of Him and letting him use you, like he would love to! :)

To add like one person said earlier before me, christian to public gives you views of both, and starting out with teaching your children about the bible at an early age, when it will really stick in their memory, a lot easier, is great, and then as we get older seeing both views, but knowing the and having a foundation, the the word of the Lord to back them up! I sort of wish I would had that. :) But Im doing just fine thanks to the Lord! ^-^

Answer 2

I am not Christian but I spent 1-8 in a public school and 9-12 in a private school.

both have their advantages. Your incorrect in saying that the education is below par the standard classes compare better than the average public school and the teacher to student ratio is very good. The biggest flaw though is that a small private school has a hard time giving high level courses and many electives.

all in all though the enviorment in a Private school is something you cannot match in a public school. I am to this date still good friends with many of the people that I spent my high school years with.

Answer 3

I strongly disagree with your analysis of private schools. Have you ever gone to one? I am currently enrolled in a Episcopal private school after going to public schools my entire life (im in 10th grade now) and I have to say that many of the teachers have taught at the college level before. The teachers also are much better teachers, and give you all the oppurtunities in the world to expand your interests in the real world; i.e. I have been confronted at many different times for different scholarships they thought I should apply for.

And what do you mean small amounts of money? You have to pay tuition, and since according to you the teachers are crap, then where is the money going? Don't make such uneducated comments as this one.

Answer 4

While there is probably not a right answer for everybody, I chose long ago to keep my children in the public school system. Not for the reasons you state, because many Christian private schools actually have a superior level of education. It is simply this: I felt that if my children were exposed to really bad stuff for the first time when they were in the primary grades, they would talk about it with us when they got home. If the first exposure to those things was after they were 16 or 17, they would be unlikely to talk to us about it, so we would not have any input to their thinking about those subjects.
So I preferred to be involved from the beginning in their exposure to non-Christian thinking.

Answer 5

I went to both. I was an honor student in the Christian school and barely passed in public school. Nobody knew me there. Nobody knew or cared what I was capable of doing. Nobody TAUGHT but rather spewed out lesson plans and left me on my own to wade through. This was from a "National School of Excellence." Based on my own personal experience with quality of education and environment my children will be attending a private school.

Answer 6

I go to a private school,and the teachers are some of the best that I've ever been taught by.The public school in my area is...well,pretty bad to say the least.That said,I'm not against anyone who attends a public school.I think that they're lucky to be living in an area where they have a good public school to go to,and my Mum used to be a public school teacher herself.

Answer 7

we have experienced both, public and private. both have pros and cons. i would say a private christian school for early elementary and public from about fourth grade and on. my students learned the bible at a young age and had a firmer foundation to go into public school and possibly be the light. also academically, my students were able to advance in subjects such as math and reading that our public school were not able to accomadate students with in the younger grades. it also helped my students attending both schools to have a creation view and a evolution view in science.

Answer 8

1-8 i went to Private school and 9-12 public. 9-12 was just a repeat of 1-8 with the exception of algebra.

Answer 9

Sounds like you already know the answer, broader world view just about sums it all. Christianity you can always practice anywhere, anytime, but seeing and intermingling with other Christians and non-Christians will make you more the wiser and logical in your thinking.

Answer 10

I often wonder about the kids who only have attended Christian schools. What, are they going to find Christian jobs? Or, are they going into the real world with a warped frame of mind?