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• The public schools serve children who are likely to be in relatively stable households from range of socioeconomic backgrounds but centred mainly on the middle class. • The number of public schools is more than the number of any other category of schools and locations of these schools are widespread. • It is easy to approach the Director/principal of the school to get prior permission for the study. • The students of public schools are from the same residential zone so it is easy to approach…

As the controversy on the government’s role in education has remained present for decades, people have disagreed on the best way to educate a child. Public schools, paid for by tax-payers’ money and regulated by the government, bring into question how much control of the curriculum the government should have. While private schools, schools privately owned and paid for by tuition of the students and outside donations, do not have these regulations but bring about other concerns about the standard…

The Problem with Education It is no secret that America has trouble with their education system. Here in America, a decent education can seemingly be achieved only by having a decent economic background. If you don’t have a good economic background, then there is no way you can continue your education past high school unless your grades are really good and you get a scholarship to get into a good four year college. This is discouraging because a lot of these kids want to further their education…

Having attended more than a few schools from Pre-School to 12th Grade, I have differing views on the school classroom. Of course, throughout the years there was always the class clown or two and students often formed their own small groups in which they felt the most commonality, however, I experienced a large difference between the private school world and the public school world. Starting with the private school, students wore uniforms from Lands’ End, were placed in grades with an average of…

In Allan Johnson’s article, “The Trouble We’re In,” he talked about privilege and oppression. Privilege is when one group of people has something of value and another group of people doesn’t have it, simply because it is denied to them. On the flip side, oppression is the social factors that are passed down to people and prevent them from having a good life. One of the social characteristics that I identify for myself is that I am a well-educated student. I have only ever attended private…

leadership, social control of students, and the segregation through means of charter schools’ flexibility should not be replicated in other cities. Parents and families must navigate through a maze of selective charters, each operating like an independent district with little oversight. Special-needs students have particular problems finding appropriate placements (Carr 128). New Orleans has also been a breeding ground for dictatorial “no excuses” method of teaching, for unseasoned Teach for…

Residents in the Las Vegas valley have many children who attend one of Clark County School District (CCSD) public schools from K-12. Education funds are poorly regulated for many reasons mostly because tax dollars are unevenly distributed. In the Las Vegas valley one problem has rose that deals with many public schools will transfer into charter schools. The Achievement School District also known as ASD, this allows private investors to come in and fund a school how they please. It is a hybrid…

The acceptance of school uniforms is growing quicker all of the time, private schools have continuously had uniforms as their core piece, but they are becoming increasingly common in the public school world as well. Formally, if you wear a uniform you are known to be receiving an education from a private school. That is the typical stereotype. From 1999-2000 to 2013-14, the percentage of public schools that required their students to wear uniforms increased from 12 to 20 percent (U.S Department…

When it comes to the academics of private school students, they tend to score higher on the standardized test. In the National Assessment of Educational Progress private school students scored 15 to 20 points higher than public school students. Also, private school students normally have harder graduation requirements like the addition of community service and more coursework in each subject (Alt, 2002). On the other hand, another article makes the claim that student’s academic success is in…

There will be a time when parents wonder whether to send their child to a private or public school. Every parent wants their child to receive a good education so they may have the highest possibility towards success. Investing in a child’s education is excruciatingly important but difficult when making certain decisions. To say private schools are better than public or vise-versa is quite complex and difficult to justify. Both types of schooling create an environment in which there are certain…