(Thrust for Educational Leadership 1999) wrote: Voucher proponents claim that public school educators could learn a lot from private schools and their "superior" practices and outcomes. However, a report from the non-partisan Economic Policy Institute has found that the most important variation between schools lays in the type of community in which they are located (affluent, suburban, inner-city), not whether they are private or public.
Researchers conducted case studies of eight public and eight private elementary schools in California to determine whether there are any identifiable and transferable private school practices that public schools can adopt to improve student outcomes. They discovered:
• Private elementary school employees are not necessarily more accountable to parents than are public school personnel.
• Private school expectations for student outcomes are not more clearly defined.
• Private schools do not provide more meaningful evaluation, supervision or mentoring of teachers, nor are they more selective in hiring teachers than their public school counterparts. Private schools also did not necessarily have more flexibility in firing teachers.
• Private schools do not necessarily focus more on issues such as values and behavior.
• Private school innovations do not necessarily stimulate improved practices at the public schools with which they compete.
The report found that inner-city private schools shared more characteristics with public schools in low-income communities than with affluent suburban private schools. Likewise, suburban public schools had more in common with suburban private schools than with urban public schools.
The researchers conclude that the report's findings "could have importan...
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...erybody can get on a team in a smaller school." Similarly, a child who needs more individual attention might benefit because "it can customize a child's experience a little more."
Finally, I think it is up to each parent to establish what is best for their children. Some children need more attention than others and they learn better in smaller classrooms. What ever route you choose make sure your children are getting a good education.
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(1999). Differences between public, private schools overstated, study finds. Thrust for Educational Leadership, 29(2), 4. Retrieved from Academic Search Complete database.
Lawrence, L. (1997, April 28). The pros and cons of public vs. private schools. Christian Science Monitor, p. 12. Retrieved from Academic Search Complete database
When you look at the private schools they meet those goals. It all comes down to the haves and have not’s the people with the most money wins. In this case it is the private schools. The biggest gap between public and private schools is the budgets 14.6% of the public schools ...
California is one of the largest states in the country and has one of the biggest state budgets, but in the past several years, its school system has become one of the worst in the nation because of enormous budget cuts in efforts to balance the state’s enormous deficit. The economic downturn at the end of the 2000s resulted in even more cuts to education. It is in environments like this one in which students from poor backgrounds become most vulnerable because of their lack of access to support in their homes as well as other programs outside of schools. Their already financially restricted school districts have no choice but to cut supplementary programs and increase class sizes among other negative changes to public schools. The lack of financial support from the state level as well as demands for schools to meet certain testing benchmarks by the state results in a system in which the schools are no longer able to focus on students as individuals; they are forced to treat students as numbers rather than on an individual case by case basis. An article from the Los Angeles Times showed that majority of Californians give California schools “a grade of C or below” and half think that the quality of schools will continue to decline (Watanabe).While the economic downturn affected the public school system in a negative way, it was not the sole root of its problems. It just simply exacerbated already existing issues.
The gap between the nation’s best and worst public schools continues to grow. Our country is based on freedom and equality for all, yet in practice and in the spectrum of education this is rarely the case. We do not even have to step further than our own city and its public school system, which many media outlets have labeled “dysfunctional” and “in shambles.” At the same time, Montgomery County, located just northwest of the District in suburban Maryland, stands as one of the top school systems in the country. Within each of these systems, there are schools that excel and there are schools that consistently measure below average. Money alone can not erase this gap. While increased spending may help, the real problem is often rooted in the complex issues of social, cultural, and economic differences. When combined with factors involving the school itself and the institution that supports it, we arrive at what has been widely known as the divide between the suburban and urban schools. Can anything actually be done to reverse this apparent trend of inequality or are the outside factors too powerful to change?
The improvements made by public schools should not be discounted, either. While there are certainly schools and school districts that remain very troubled those administrators and schools boards are not standing idly by. There are continuous improvements in such schools, and there needs to be even more. Taking money from them when efforts are being made to improve their condition will clearly on hinder such improvement. Private schools are and should remain an option for all parents, but our society mustn't waver when it comes to supporting our public schools.
Parker, Suzi. (2013, April 25). Charter Schools vs. Public: Is One Better Than the Other? TakePart. Retrieved April 27, 2014, from http://www.takepart.com/article/2013/04/25/charter-schools-are-they-better-public-schools
Public education has been a staple to American society since the mid nineteenth century. However, in the years since, the public school system has developed many flaws. The system that was originally created to enhance the lives of students and better society now causes much detriment. Although public education claims to be the “great equalizer” there are many problems ignored by school reform policies that hinder the learning of children.
Private schools have been shown to have a higher level of education than public schools. Private schools also tend to offer more electives for students to choose from, this means they are more exposed to different future professions at an earlier age. However, the average private school tuition in the U.S. for elementary school is $15,945 a year, and $27,302 a year for secondary school. Less wealthy families simply can’t afford to pay these high prices; this makes it so they must send their child to a public school. Public schools aren’t a bad thing but they aren’t at the same academic level as private schools. This will set their child at a disadvantage when they enter college with student who did go to a private school. Their education as a child will have a big impact on how well they do in college if they decide to go. People from public schools now have to compete with people who have had a better education their whole life. They have to compete with these people for jobs in the future and how well someone does in college has a great impact qualification for jobs.
Many people in today’s society believe it’s wise to send their children to private schools. In making the decision on whether to put children in public or private schools, they look to four main factors: curriculum, class size, the graduation rate, and cost. When people have to pay for something, their first thought is, “Will I be getting what I’m paying for?” With a private school education, the amount you have to pay is usually well worth it. Public schools offer diversity. Here students can find people who are just like them and can associate better. Wherever you live, you have to send your child to the closest school. There’s no choice on what public school you can send your child to, whereas for private schools you can pick to send your child there. It’s not an easy choice for parents to decide, but many factors point toward a guarantee that a good education would be achieved, which is most important.
States schools will never improve if the government keeps giving them thousands of dollars. Eventually when the private schools get so much money. They will no longer care how your child is learning just so he or she is getting a high grade oh their tests. The higher grades the children bring home the more money the school will raise(Unknown,2016). Eventually the education of our students will be ruined. Most private schools are bringing in more electronics these electronics are not always a good plan. Kids will abuse them, often times when a student is working on an electronic he or she is off task or distracted leading to failure on tests and assignments. (unknown,2016) all around private schools are an example of inequality. Many students
Private schools is the best over public schools. They offer more one on one time with the teachers, better extra curriculum activities, and a guarantee safe zone.They help the child reach all of their goals while they are attending their school and they make sure the students are on the right track toward college. Although you have to pay to attend a private school, it will be all worth it in the end. You will never second guess yourself about making the decision for your child to attend private school. After sending your students to private school you will see how great private school really is and hopefully you will recommend more parents to send their child to private school instead of public
For some parents, deciding on a school for their children can be a difficult decision. Many parents do not spend much time thinking about it; they place their children into the local school designated by where they live. Others attended a private school themselves and found that it was a beneficial experience and therefore want the same for their kids. But which is better: private schools or public schools? While there are many advantages and disadvantages in each (nothing is going to be absolutely perfect), we are going to focus on the benefits of an education in the public school system, or in other words, schools funded by the government that are for anyone to attend. An accurate definition found in the Encyclopedia of American Education (1996) states: “Any elementary or secondary school under control of elected or appointed civil authority, supported entirely by public tax monies, and, with few exceptions, open to all students in a designated district, free of any tuition charges.” (780) These include elementary, secondary schools and vocational schools. Public schools are a good choice in education because they provide a wide variety of subjects to study, are diverse in their student body, available to everyone, yet can sometimes be misunderstood.
Something that is very interesting about this topic, is that every day a parent must make a very important decision about where their kids will attend school. Can a private school give a child a better education or are the teachers more educated, then a private teacher? Or can a public school give a child a better education?
Private schools relate to public schools in the testing records that the NAEP has released for public viewing. Due to these scores, private school students are paying for an academic education that they could be receiving at a public school for free. Private schools have an advantage over public schools that allows their students and teachers to have an unyielding understanding of each other. This understanding allows the teacher to accommodate to the specific needs of each student rather than assuming that each student has the same academic abilities and requirements. Public school teachers cannot relate to their students in this way, and they cannot accommodate the needs of each student as well as private schools can do. Public and private schools must be compared and contrasted in order to show which type of schooling is best for
I think private school are better and have more advantages than public school. There are upsides and downsides for both schools. Private schools have newer facilities and other materials. The benefits of private school for the students are that they have smaller class sizes and better teacher ratios from the students. Private have a high standards for discipline and respect to one another. Seventy two percent of parents agreed to send their kids to private school, because it has greatly improved students’performance and brighter experience and achievements in there harder lessons (Maga 2). Students will also have more individual attention. Students are motivated by the teachers to help in their studies. Parents would also have more opportunities to get involved with their kid’s education and that is very good thing. Private have flexible teaching methods for the students to do better. There are many advantages for the students (Elizabeth 1). Let’s talk about disadvantages. Their goal is to offer better education without making a profit (Amy Witherbee 2). Private school charge tuitions and that sound n...
Certain groups support parents' rights to send their children to private or religious schools but oppose the use of public funds to do so. The main reason for this opposition is because public funding of private or religious education transfers precious tax dollars from public schools, which are free and open to all children, accountable to parents and taxpayers alike, and essential to our democracy, to private and religious schools. Private and religious schools, in turn, charge for their services, select their students on the basis of religious, academic, family or personal characteristics, and are accountable only to their boards and clients.