Would you want your kid to go to public school to get the whole "real world" experience?

Question

Or private?

I went to a private religious school from pre-school the 8th and now im in pubic high school.

Answer 1

Public. I'm going through it right now, and I'm fine, I think.

Answer 2

I'm sure there are pros and cons to either scenario, so I'll just give you the information I've gathered on the subject with this story.

A buddy of mine went to a public elementary and middle school with me and he was a great guy. He was a little on the nerdy side, but was such a cool person that people accepted him. His parents came across a little extra money and decided to put him in a private high school. His transformation was amazing. He became more arrogant, less genuine, and all around less of a friend to me. He scoffed at his former friends for going to public schools and is a completely changed person to this day. I have no doubt that if he'd stayed with us and gone to a public high school, he would have remained the down-to-earth guy he'd been.

Home schooling is definitely a better alternative to private schooling if a public school is out of the question. I understand that the class sizes and general authoritarian rule in some public schools is off-putting, but a private school isn't the answer.

Answer 3

What age is your kid? I went to private school from kindegarden through 6th grade. I switched to public school in 7th grade and i am currently a senior at a public highschool. From my personal experience, at private schools all the kids have more money and thus have more alcohol and drugs. I have met some of the greatest teachers and friends I will ever meet at public school. I am so thankful I ended up in public school or I would be a totally different person than I am today :)

Answer 4

There are advantages to both public and private schools. If money is no object and the private school has smaller classes, more concentrated studies, and geared toward college, it does it's job. If the public school system has a good reputation offers similar classes for college entrance, with a greater diversity of students , that experience will be of value. Regardless, the true indicator is the student himself. He is the one who has to feel the educational facility is to his liking where he can have a social life and progress at the same time.

Answer 5

I went to a public school, while my friend went to a private school. We both received a similar education with regard to quality, but there are a few differences between us today. He is a little more self-righteous and is less giving than I am. The private school he attended was religious, so there's also an elitist mindset that has been instilled in him. Honestly, he's somewhat racist, having gone to school with only a handful of students from diverse backgrounds. I'm more inclined to understand people's motivations and good intentions, I think. His friends in private school were no less susceptible to doing drugs, drinking, or having underage sex than were my friends from public school (though some of them tried harder to hide this). You would be better off putting the extra money aside for your kid's college education or for the future in general.

Answer 6

well if you send your kid to a private school most likely they will not listen because all the time they are being told what not to do and knowing that its a kid there just going to do it anyway all my friends went to private schools one is a self mutilater and the other is a stripper at this place called the nasty kitty lol and hes a guy...the good thing about sending them to private school is they might come out with proper edicatisey and nice manners and such....the good about sending them to public school is that they will def understand the real world im in highschool now and im getting it hard core i think it teaches you about real life better then the military does...about life death all the great and bad things about life and also a public school gives your kid alot of oppurtunites.to have influences in their lives and goals and morals.so yea i would higlehy recommend public school just make sure they bathe everyday and are dressed nice thats about it good luck hope i helped.

Answer 7

I would rather send my child to a private school. I go to a public school and the classes are overcrowded. My last school had like 34 kids a class. That's too many. In private schools you have like 12 kids a class, which allows more individual attention to go to the student. No home school, because you don't get to meet people.

Answer 8

hahhahaaaa, im in grade 9. ALL not some ALL my friends are in private (except the ones i made in public) and they all turned out to be snobbish..if i were you send them to a public school that isnt known to be violent. the school im attending right now is called Royal West Academy and it is ppublic, but it is ranked number 1 in Quebec also 35th in private. Honestly public is the way to go because you learn moe about life than in private, it will prepare them for the real world, hope i helped :)
happy holidays.

Answer 9

NO WAY. We homeschool, and when you join all your local homeschool groups and get plugged in with the local library and museums, scouting, church, etc., you realize really quickly that your kids have no possible chance of being socially retarded because they are being inundated with social interaction, and it's usually a lot more positive and healthy than the social exposure in conventional schooling. My kids get the "real world" experience because they are living in it. There are lots of different cultures and populations and each person lives in their own. Homeschooling definitely involves a culture, a certain type: i.e., maybe a majority of the time they are Christians, lots of homeschoolers believe in having as many children as they can, grinding their own wheat, making their own bread, etc. These people have children who grow up, marry others like them, and they have children who are homeschooled. I see it every day. I know very attractive people who never kissed a boy until their wedding day--and the boy had never kissed a girl until then too. People say, "That's stupid and impossible," but it's neither. It's a certain kind of people who live in the real world, but are not OF it.

No regrets.

Answer 10

I know there are a lot of great private schools out there, but the one I went to sucked. Once I got back into public school (in 8th grade), it was exactly as you phrase it: "Wow, welcome to the real world."

I won't send my kids to private schools for this reason. Many are sheltered and present an unrealistic microcosm of what's really out there.

Answer 11

Private schools are part of the real world, too. I would definitely go with the private school if you can manage it.

Edit: wow, I'm sure in the minority here, lol.