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Private Schools Versus Public Schools

            I have seen the workings and effects of both private schools and public schools. Public schools and private schools are similar and different in many ways. Yes, both have advantages and disadvantages. I strongly believe that private schools give students a better education than public schools. There are more opportunities for private school students and the learning environments are very different.
             In public and private schools, there is a good opportunity to make friends. This is important for students" self-esteem and respect for each other. There is also a good chance for teasing, bullying and other things that can happen to lower a child's self-esteem. Usually in private schools, wearing a uniform is mandatory. That means that students don't have the freedom to express their individuality through their clothes, as teenagers like to do. There is an advantage to the uniforms: it costs less money to buy uniforms than to buy a wardrobe of clothes for school.
             There's no denying the fact that public schools are overcrowded. Public schools usually have thirty students in one classroom, some classrooms being larger than that. With the student-teacher ratio so high, students often don't get the one-on-one attention that they need. In public schools, the classes are smaller. There are usually no more than twenty students per classroom. The class size is noticeable when it comes to giving each student the one-on-one time they need. If you have a student that is struggling and needs help, that lower ratio can make all the difference to them. In turn, that attention will be reflected in each student's grades. Students who have the opportunity for a teacher to sit down with them and explain something to them in ways they can understand learn the material faster. In both settings, however, there are teachers who care about the children and want them to succeed. They care about learning and share a love for teaching and their students.


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1. The Effectiveness of School Voucher Programs

Friedman anticipated that better run private schools might reinstate schools in a commercial center that might have practically zero tolerance for scholarly disappointment. ... We all should rather help a development that will have a positive impact on the instruction of our childhood versus viewing the adolescent of today disappointment due to deficient training. ... The progressions under the No Child Left Behind Act incorporate: Testing and Accountability, Public School Choice, Title I, Reading First, Technology, After-School Programs, and Flexibility and Accountability. ... This credit, 5...

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2. School Prayer

Should school prayer be allowed in public schools? ... Religious prayer must not be allowed into public schools. ... Public schools are supported by taxpayers" money. ... Grant says to "Leave the matter of religion to the family alter, the church, and the private school, supported entirely by private contributions. ... The Supreme Court of Texas said in the result of the Walsh versus the Board of Education that religious prayer in the classroom would only result in the ruining of schools. ...

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3. compare and contrast

The classes at Lake Catholic and other private schools are more college preparatory classes than at public schools. The number of students is much lower per grade at most private schools versus public schools. ... Primarily because most private schools have nuns or priests, they tend to be a little stricter than public schools. ... Overall there are many differences in the public versus private schooling. ... There are pro's and con's in both private and public schools. ...

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4. Aria: A Memoir of a Biligual Childhood by Richard Rodriguez

He believed when he was young, Spanish, his native language, was a private language for home, and English was a public language. ... He uses it when he describes the difference between public and private language. Also, when he compares his view of bilingual education versus current bilingual educators. ... This comparison on public versus private language is ongoing theme throughout "Arias ", and shows his indifference towards English and struggle to learn it. ... Even though Rodriguez admits one does lose "private " individuality by being submerged in public culture/language, that is the onl...

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5. American Scholar 2003

One of the main debates over education is that of public versus private. ... It would be unfair to say that the students in public school are of a lower intelligence or have less work ethic than those in private school, but in a way I have found it to be true. There are always students in both systems who don't want to be there and will slow down their peers, but the masses of that type are in public school and not private. ... Public school can be argued for also, because many will say that public education has a more diverse, real world experience as opposed to the "bubble" environme...

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6. Liberals versus Conservatives

The liberal belief is that public education efforts and money should be directed towards public schools. Also, liberals believe that the worst thing one can do to help public schools is to take money and quality students away from poor performing schools and give it to private schools. ... It is believed that students who attend schools with poor performance rates should be given vouchers so that they can attend religious and/or private schools. Furthermore, conservatives believe that children in non-performing schools should have the option to go to private school at public expense. Their vie...

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7. Henkle V. Gregory

Henkle, Plaintiff, versus the Defendants: Ross Gregory, in his official and individual capacity, Denise Hausauer, Lorretta Rende, Joseph Anastasio, Robert Floyd, Serena Robb, in their individual capacities, and the Washoe County School District, a political subdivision of the State of Nevada, Volume 150 of the Federal Supplement, Second edition, page 1067 - the courts decision made on February 28, 2001. ... Henkle, who was a student at Galena High School, Washoe High School, and Wooster High School from 1994 thru 1997, filed a lawsuit against the Defendants, Ross Gregory, Principal, Galena...

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8. The Home-Schooling Issue

It is much like the ongoing debate regarding government run healthcare versus private insurance, there are benefits to each of these educational choices.   ... Whereas private health insurance allows the insured to choose their doctors and tailor their healthcare to their personal needs.  ... Eighty-six percent of public schools reported that at least one violent crime, theft, or other crime occurred at their school. ... In a 1980 study in Los Angeles, home-schooled students scored higher on standardized tests than children in the Los Angeles public school (Smith, 2004). ... Those are just t...

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