Perhaps your _private_ school needs more focus on basics…The _tuition_ has not taught you to spell, or use a spell checker.

Sorry. I may come across as mean, but if that is the way you learned to write on a computer, you’re doing worse than most public school 5th graders.

I’m taking a guess…is it a religious school?

The cons of a public highschool will far outweigh the pros.

A private high school is typically more rigorous and a better preparation for the work expected at college. The private high school probably publishes rates of acceptance for its senior into college. There will be 1½ times as many private school students entering college than those even graduating from the public school!

There is no advantage in going to public high school for the purpose of being better prepared for college.

I in my opinion do not suppose one is greater than the opposite for fundamentals. If your youngster has finding out disabilities of any variety, they’ve a long way much less support at a catholic university. If you desire your youngsters robust in technological know-how and arithmetic, a public university is quite often a a long way greater alternative. Catholic colleges quite often had been more potent in such matters as writing and historical past, however I’m no longer so certain that’s actual any further chiefly when you consider that that there are few, if any, nuns worried within the curriculum or educating. You fairly must appear on the colleges for your district to make a choice. Some have horrible colleges, a few there fairly is not any change. In our district, the Catholic university is terrible. When youngsters switch to the general public university, they almost always want tutoring to capture up in Math (we are speakme 4th grade now). And, like I mentioned, if a youngster has a finding out challenge, so that it will not ever be addressed within the personal university. The pupil will as a substitute be constantly blamed for no longer running rough adequate.

I went to public school K-6th grade and private school for middle school and high school. There are pros and cons, imho, for each. The first thing that I noticed about private school is that we didn’t have as many extra curricular activities as public school. So, if you like a particular sport or hobby, they may not have it in private school. On the flip side, you meet a variety of people in public school (I guess this can be good or bad). Just to let you know, I don’t think that because I went o a private high school that it had any affect on me when I went to college.

It is tough to make a general statement about private schools vs. public schools because they are different everywhere in the country. The first thing I would suggest you do is look at the private school that you have been attending/will be attending and make a list of pros and cons specific to that school. Then take a look at the public school you would like to go to and make a list about that specific school. Maybe talk to some of the students and/or teachers at that school to find out if you think it would be more beneficial before you make a final decision that it would indeed be better for you to go there.

Otherwise, I think there are pros and cons to both types of schools. Private schools may have better supplies and materials and will not be focused on standardized testing. At the same time private schools, because they charge tuition, are generally filled with students of a similar socio-economic bracket, so the student population is likely to be less diverse than a public school. Private schools also do not require teachers to be certified in the subject area they are teaching, so they may not be very qualified to teach that particular subject. For example, I know someone who never took a Spanish class in his entire life, is not of Hispanic origin, and never learned the language, but regardless taught Spanish at a private school.

Public schools may or may not have good teachers, but they will at least be certified. Teachers’ abilities and success in the classroom varies from state to state, town to town, even within schools, so it is very tough to generalize. Public schools also have a student population that is reflective of where you live. If your town/city is diverse, you will likely have a similar proportion of diversity in your school, allowing you to interact with people of numerous backgrounds (economically, racially, religiously, etc.). Likewise, if your town/city is not diverse, the student population will also be reflective of that. Public schools will need to focus on standardized tests, and depending on the status of the school right now, that may or may not be a serious issue. If test scores drop too low the school faces consequences which may hinder more than help. But if the test scores have been sufficient it likely will not be too much of a problem. Still, those test scores are in the back of teachers’ and administrators’ minds constantly, which could lead to teaching to the standardized test instead of focusing on learning important and meaningful material.

Both public and private schools usually have numerous extracurricular activities, so you would be able to become involved beyond the classroom in areas of your interest.

Perhaps something you would also like to do is think about your specific goals. Does the public school you want to go to have a better department for the area of study that interests you most? Would the public school provide you with the opportunity to become involved in some sport, community service program, or other group that the private school does not offer?

Good luck with this– I hope you get what is best for you!

I have gone to both public and private schools. You will not like what I have to say but I think private schools will prepare you more for college.

I went to an all-boys school for high school and the lack of girls in the school helped me focus more on the school work. The work was also more difficult. I was a B/C student in high school but I was an A/B student in college. I really can’t tell you enough how great private school was for my education.

Socially, I had no problems in college. I made alot of friends, of both sexes, and had a great time and have many friends who I still keep in contact with.

Public schools have alot more distractions than private schools, and they do not have the resources of a private school. If you want the best education you can get, I recommend private school.

I graduated last year from a private school while it may seem like public prepares you more for college I think that private schools do better. At my school we had classes and test just for the purpose of preparing you for college plus a lot of private schools have harder tests and books that are ahead of public.

Well, your private school obviously did not teach you how to spell. If you’re going to a non-parochial private school you will be better prepared for college. If you are going to a school that focuses on religion, you may get a better education at a public school. Religious schools tend to focus on religion and not academics.

private schools – you get spoon fed

state schools – you dont exactly get spoon fed, but you need to work harder as you dont have a lot of attention from teachers.

in malta, the best teachers are found in state schools as there they have better pay and more holidays and beneficiaries. so state school children benefit from teachers with more experience in teaching.

this is the situation where i live – it may vary where you do. anyway, hope i helped you a little bit!!!

and good luck with your grandpa!!!