Public vs Private School
Jalen Hendrix
Jalen Hendrix
There are a lot of questions for parents to consider as they decide where they want to send their children to school. Do they trust in the local public school system to meet their children’s needs? Or should they go for an enrollment in the private school with all the perks they claim to have? According to Fatherly.com, “Most may not be surprised to learn private schools perform better, though districts argue that’s due to those students coming from privileged backgrounds.”
The most critical parts of any school are the instructors. This is one place where public schools have preference over private. The education level of new educators (under four years showing knowledge) is higher in public schools at 16 percent contrasted in private schools at 11 percent. Talon Doyle exclaimed, “when attending private school when younger, the teachers focuses more on you and will help you one on one.” She also stated that, “in private school, there were way less people and smaller than in public school.” Maybe that is why the teacher focused more on the children in school, because there is not as many to focus on rather than public school.
The public school teachers also have a higher percentage of master’s degrees (48 percent) compared to (36 percent) in private schools. Also, 85 percent of public school teachers participate in some form of professional development every twelve months compared to 67 percent in private schools.
When speaking with Bailei Bacchus she explained that she would never want to attend a private school, "because everything would be different including the way you learn, and the different things that a private school provides.” She also stated, “For example, at a private school you have to pay to even attend the school.”
She thought it would just be different altogether. When attending private school there may be limited access to sporting facilities/fields unless privately own, and they may offer less extracurricular activities. For most kids this is a downfall, because a lot of kids have sports that they love to play. Also, a lot of kids would want to have extracurricular activities and sports on there diploma when going to college. Dejah Miles stated, “I play softball, so knowing that I might not be able to play for my school wouldn’t feel right to me.” She also stated, “private school seems so small and not as diverse as public school would be.”
I know that this could be a benefit for both sides because some children are not as open as others, so they would fit right in. On the other hand, others love to communicate with their classmates. Both types of school have their pros and cons. They both help children learn just in two different ways. Which one would you send your kids do?
The most critical parts of any school are the instructors. This is one place where public schools have preference over private. The education level of new educators (under four years showing knowledge) is higher in public schools at 16 percent contrasted in private schools at 11 percent. Talon Doyle exclaimed, “when attending private school when younger, the teachers focuses more on you and will help you one on one.” She also stated that, “in private school, there were way less people and smaller than in public school.” Maybe that is why the teacher focused more on the children in school, because there is not as many to focus on rather than public school.
The public school teachers also have a higher percentage of master’s degrees (48 percent) compared to (36 percent) in private schools. Also, 85 percent of public school teachers participate in some form of professional development every twelve months compared to 67 percent in private schools.
When speaking with Bailei Bacchus she explained that she would never want to attend a private school, "because everything would be different including the way you learn, and the different things that a private school provides.” She also stated, “For example, at a private school you have to pay to even attend the school.”
She thought it would just be different altogether. When attending private school there may be limited access to sporting facilities/fields unless privately own, and they may offer less extracurricular activities. For most kids this is a downfall, because a lot of kids have sports that they love to play. Also, a lot of kids would want to have extracurricular activities and sports on there diploma when going to college. Dejah Miles stated, “I play softball, so knowing that I might not be able to play for my school wouldn’t feel right to me.” She also stated, “private school seems so small and not as diverse as public school would be.”
I know that this could be a benefit for both sides because some children are not as open as others, so they would fit right in. On the other hand, others love to communicate with their classmates. Both types of school have their pros and cons. They both help children learn just in two different ways. Which one would you send your kids do?