The Three Challenges Of Private School Vs. Private Schools

Education is a very important part of a person’s life. Every parent wants the best thing for their children. They want their children to be happy and to be able to achieve their dreams and be what they want to be, which is why they want the best education for their children, because, almost everyone would agree that being well – educated is the closest way to a successful life and a better future. However, despite their strong desire to send their kids to the best school, they still to face many obstacles. One of these obstacles would be choosing schools for their kids. In the U.S., there are three types of school: public school, charter school and private school. Private schools are usually very selective because they have better performance …show more content…
Charter schools, like public schools, receive public funding. These schools are usually established and ran independently by teachers, parents or an organization under a “charter” with the states. The “charter”, in other words, is a performance contract. According to these contracts, the state or the local government allows charter schools to bypass certain rules and regulations in education. However, charter schools need to guarantee to keep up their academic performance as mentioned in the contracts. If a charter school does not meet the performance goal as the promises made in its charter, it could be …show more content…
In the documentary “The Lottery” directed by Madeleine Sackler, Ms. Eva Moskowitz, founder of Harlem Success Academy, one of the most successful charter schools in New York City, said that they have longer school days, longer school year and they would even do “wake-up calls” if the students are late consistently. “It is basically establishing a very strong school culture of high expectation.” – she said. Margaret Raymond, director of Stanford University’s Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) said: “More and more charter schools students are doing better because they are getting anywhere from three to ten extra weeks of instruction compared to their public school counterparts” (qtd. in Sanchez). These efforts of charter schools are having very good effect on the studying results of students, and better than the overall public schools’ performances. Harlem Success Academy’s achievement is a great example. In Harlem Success Academy, 100% of the students got an A on the practice exam, while other school zones only have about 58% of the students passing the test. From these numbers, we can see that students are getting more benefit from going to charter schools. They are learning more and this knowledge will eventually help them to have a higher chance to get into good universities, guarantee a better life