Fairfax County Public Schools

Religion in School Religion in school has always been controversial. When one attends a public school he is not allowed to praise his God. Why? Because it would not be fair for one student or a group to follow one religion when another student is of another religion. For example one kid is Christian and another is Muslim. The school cannot give the teaching or follow one religion and not the other. Religion can be taught as a part of history but schools are not allowed to teach prayers or etc.…

Imagine a school with students that are prevented from learning because the lack of resources. In the article, “Fremont High School” Jonathan Kozol states that at this high school was not the greatest environment to be educated in. The article states many examples of why the school was not the best. He writes this article to address the problems within the high school and hopes to see them solved. The School of Arts and Enterprise is the school that I attend for 3 years in Pomona, CA. This…

On November 6, 1987, then U.S. Secretary of Education William Bennett was reported saying that Chicago’s public school system was the worst in the nation. Bennett had been invited to speak on the issue by an organization of business leaders called Chicago United. In the meeting Bennett was quoted saying “if it’s (CPS) not the last, I don’t know who is. There can’t be very many more cities that are worse. Chicago is pretty much it” (Banas). Following the meeting, publications released statements…

Their classes are smaller than other public schools, and teachers and children are easily to leave if they don’t like the school. They control admissions so children with special needs may not be welcomed. Private schools are funded by tuition charges, donation from church or by public subsidy, voucher, but they are restricted to who gets them and which school accept them. Home schooling happens at home, a parent teaches own children. There is no…

Private School Education Vs Public School Education Education is a key needed essential in today’s American society to succeed. Almost every parent in the United States of America,at least have wondered one time before which is better private or public school. Some may argue that private schools are better than public schools. Public school education and private school education both have there ups and downs, but which is better? Public and private schools education will be discussed throughout…

ELAD542 M2 DISC Applying the ISLLC Standards and the 11 Top Ten Most Wanted Strategies for school culture by Sorenson & Goldsmith, to transform the Earl Roloff Elementary School, in Combes Public School System, into a model school using a $150,000 grant will be a worthwhile challenge! When the new superintendent demonstrated a collaborative leadership style by forming a Principal interview team that included both veteran and new teachers to choose the new principal, it well-received; therefore,…

Private vs. Public Private schools have an extremely unfair advantage against public schools in high school sports. There are many reasons why this is unfair; one being that private schools can recruit. They also have a larger pool to pick from and can hand pick their team, while public schools are limited to the people willing to try out, and kids that go to a private school can focus on one sport because of the amount of talent recruited for other sports. While kids in a public school have to…

so they drop out of school, and start working. Students are not working hard enough, and not wanting to make something of themselves. The teachers give the students extra work and lots of responsibilities,…

Validity of “Changing Education Paradigms” For decades our public school system have taken on the same schedule, day in and day out; and some schools may be accommodating hundreds if not thousands of kids. Most of them arrive to school in the morning, shuttle off to morning class, go to lunch, back to class until school’s out, then it’s time to go home. Unless someone is educating them after school or assisting them with schoolwork, I would bet they are playing with their friends, video games,…

children to private schools beginning in kindergarten through twelfth grade; however, Is it worth the cost? Some people say it is a complete waste of money, because you can get just as good of an education at public school, while others claim the benefits of the individuality and small class sizes of private schools are well worth the cost of tuition. Choosing between a private or public school for their children is a tough decision for parents to make. Both types of schools have advantages…