The following paper discusses the positive and negative attributes of public and private schools and includes my personal experience with a private parochial school. ... Some, if not most, public schools have state of the art computer labs, updated and renovated facilities, brand new uniforms for the athletic teams, and much more. ... It is believed that sending one's child to a private school will insure that they receive a better education, which in turn will result in higher test scores on the ACT and SAT. ... Statistics have proven that the average scores of public high school s...

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• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Rachel scored high enough test scores to gain admittance to Harvard. On average unschoolers test 80 points higher on their SAT's than students who attend public school (Cloud and Morse, 2001, 47-54). ... Statistics show that unschoolers typically receive higher scores on SAT tests and many of them have more patient social skills. ... A regulation set in New York requires all unschoolers to learn fire safety and fire drill procedures. ... Many children who are unschooled surpass the educational abilities and test scores of public schools. ...

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• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

In my personal educational experiences, I have dealt with both styles of education that Aronowitz discusses in his memoir. ... From a personal point of view, I believe in Aronowitz argument that "schooling" has quarantined the way students should be taught in today's schools. ... From local exams to the infamous SAT and ACT standardized exams, these exams created general stereotypes and prejudices between students who excelled and those who did not do so well on their exams. ... I personally did not excel on all of the standardized exams given to me that were meant to judge my ...

• Word Count: 1445
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate