should public schools become competitive?

Question

i should have been more clear.
in america should schools compete? right now you go to the school in your district, i feel that takes off a lot of pressure to try to perform for the needs of the children

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Answer 1

Ya definetly they should become competitive because competation makes to improve their service,care .They also give good studies to children also in other catogerys .so competation means giving opertunity to develop themselves and know their defects.
Ex: My qualification is seventh class due to some financial problems i have stopped my studies .And i have studied in public school which is top & competetive in our town .See my knowledge i am able to operate the computer and talk very fluent English ,hindi, but my mother toung is Telugu . I AM ANDRAPRADESH .(HYDERABAD)MOBILE ;09949006197

Answer 2

as the planning officer in one of the private institution in Africa, i could say that, private school is on a roll, because they are the best financed, and a good financial institute can have the resources necessary to help the staff and student in the advancement of the common good that the public university cant, but in Europe it is hard to discard, because course and academic settings differ

Answer 3

public schools are competitive..most of the scholars and successful person i've known came from a public schools... but whatever school you are into,it's still up to the person to make himself a competent one.

Answer 4

its a good idea but i think many smart kids would end up giving to peer pressure and going to crappy schools that their friends are going to rather than aspire to go to the best school for themselves