Similarities Between Private And Private School

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Private verses public school has been a very controversial topic of which is best for a child. Both public and private schools have their advantages. Private at the end will prove to be the better school for most children for many reasons. Private school excels over public school in many ways. Throughout this reading there will be just a few reasons out of thousands of why parents choose private over public.
Private school and public school is a very controversial topic. Private schools have more difficult curriculums. Private schools can also make it where the graduation requirements are different for a private school rather than public. In private schools are normally required to take 2.0 years of Spanish at least (Ralph, 3). At public schools are only required to take 1-1.5. For your core classes in private school you are required to have 3.0-4.0 years of your core classes. At public schools you are only required to have 2.5-3.5 years of your core classes (Ralph, 4). Private school is also much more strict with how their classes are run and there pass/fail methods when it comes to grading. Private school also has a lower student ratio than public school. This allows teachers to have more one on one time with their student which leaves more room for tutoring. The private school Student/teacher ratio average is 13:1. At public school the student/teacher
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ratio average is 22:1. This shows that private schools have more time for the teacher to tutor each student for a longer amount of time. There is no debate which system out performs the other. Private school has stricter curriculum, stricter graduation requirements, and far better student/teachers ratios.
Parent involvement has played a huge roll in every school’s program...

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...rime in school” (Cape, 2) “Percentage of teachers in 2007-2008 who reported that a student threatened them with injury in public school was 8.1, in private school 2.6.” (Advantages of Private Education, 2) This alone shows that morals are better taught and there are far more statistics that have to do with violence against students and teachers.
In conclusion when it comes down to education private schooling is a far better option. It has a much more controlled environment, which creates a better learning environment. Private school is expensive, but most defiantly pays off in the end. Education has and always will be a strong point for private schools. Morals have and will continue to always be a stronger point for private schools. Private education is more expensive, but also pays for itself in the end. The reason being they exceed in all their fields of learning.

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