Private School vs Public School

it depends what kind of private school you go to

i go 2 an all guys catholic school, we call it anal valley

I went to private school (christian) in grades 2,3,6,7,8.... I went to public school in grades K,1,4,5,9,10

In public schools the teachers don't give a **** about how much you learn or don't learn. I like it that way a lot more. You only have to really learn what you choose. In private schools they act like everyone there is high class people that can handle anything they throw at them, So they expect a whole lot more out of you and there is even peer pressure to do well in school (those freakin retarded students there). I'd say private school was way harder, but only if you don't listen like me. I could have easily gotten A's but I didn't really care. Public school is equiped to handle kids that don't care (it is easier for them).

ive been to both and the thing i could say about it is that the AP classes in public schools are slightly less than Privite School classes.

but at public school there r more clubs and a bigger variety of classes u can take

I went to private school (christian) in grades 2,3,6,7,8.... I went to public school in grades K,1,4,5,9,10

In public schools the teachers don't give a **** about how much you learn or don't learn. I like it that way a lot more. You only have to really learn what you choose. In private schools they act like everyone there is high class people that can handle anything they throw at them, So they expect a whole lot more out of you and there is even peer pressure to do well in school (those freakin retarded students there). I'd say private school was way harder, but only if you don't listen like me. I could have easily gotten A's but I didn't really care. Public school is equiped to handle kids that don't care (it is easier for them).

iGaze

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I went to private school (christian) in grades 2,3,6,7,8.... I went to public school in grades K,1,4,5,9,10

In public schools the teachers don't give a **** about how much you learn or don't learn. I like it that way a lot more. You only have to really learn what you choose. In private schools they act like everyone there is high class people that can handle anything they throw at them, So they expect a whole lot more out of you and there is even peer pressure to do well in school (those freakin retarded students there). I'd say private school was way harder, but only if you don't listen like me. I could have easily gotten A's but I didn't really care. Public school is equiped to handle kids that don't care (it is easier for them).

Aeronautical

It might've helped, but its not like you won't be able to become one just because you went to a public school... It all comes down to how hard you work in college...

I'm an Army brat and my family moved around a lot. I've been to many public schools and a few private schools in my time.

Every school is different, but if I had to pick out one major difference between my experiences in public and private schools it would be this...

In public school I was expected to be average. If I excelled, great. If I fell behind, my parents got a note and all other things remained equal. In private school I was expected to excel. I was expected to write like a pro and pull complex calculations out of my ass at a moment's notice. My teachers knew I could do it and they demanded it. If I didn't perform to expectations they'd practically form a committee to find out why! ALL of my teachers were involved, the counselors were involved, the principal was involved, the headmaster was involved, and they made sure parents were involved whether they liked it or not. The wealth of available supports ensured that no student was going to slip through the cracks, and that most of us were going to be pushed to our limits so that we could break them time and again.

That's not to say that everyone needs that level of support or that everyone needs to be challenged to that degree in order to excel, but it sure helps. Oh and again, these are just my school experiences which amount to nothing in the grand scheme of things.

I was talking with my cousins about school, and college, along those lines until my spoiled cousin joins the conversation. Let's call her "Debbie." She is one of those kids that aren't legitimately wealthy, they just have parents that live beyond their means, she has no class or character. She was complaining how her life in "private" school was so much harder than I can even imagine. I go to a public high school, and don't really care besides the fact that I have to self-educate myself instead of relying on the teachers. My question is, is private school even any better? Or more difficult? I still believe that a good, high-quality self-education can beat anything that I've seen in my school recently, but what do you think?Aeronautical

Yes to both. I get a much better education than my cousins. We take different exams and supposedly (newspapers say it) they are more respected by universities than the ones my cousins take so. I learn three languages (French, German, Latin), Maths, History, English, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, get to choose from a variety of sports and take part in my schools combined cadet force as part of the airforce. I was learning French two years before my cousins started. Classes are far smaller in private schools too.

Private school is better for education and Public schools are better for socialization.death_bagel

Why?

Private school is better for education and Public schools are better for socialization.death_bagel

Socialization occurs in private schools.:|

[QUOTE="death_bagel"]Private school is better for education and Public schools are better for socialization.Godly_Cure

Socialization occurs in private schools.:|

Actually I see his point, in mine we are confined to small pods, no talking is allowed even during breaks, our lunch is passed through a small hole in the pod.

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[QUOTE="death_bagel"]Private school is better for education and Public schools are better for socialization.james28893

Socialization occurs in private schools.:|

Actually I see his point, in mine we are confined to small pods, no talking is allowed even during breaks, our lunch is passed through a small hole in the pod.

lol are you serious? Sounds kinda like a prison... 0_o

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[QUOTE="death_bagel"]Private school is better for education and Public schools are better for socialization.eo12601

Socialization occurs in private schools.:|

Actually I see his point, in mine we are confined to small pods, no talking is allowed even during breaks, our lunch is passed through a small hole in the pod.

lol are you serious? Sounds kinda like a prison... 0_o

Um...

Around here (NYC) the private schools are for the more wealthy prep families, and the public high schools seem to me more liek a zoo. I go to a "specialized high school" which is supposed to be for more advanced students I suppose, which is in essence of my private and public school examples, though the schools are officially public.

I like public school better.

The teachers are much more educated since it is a private school. The only problem I have with them, and the reason why I do not go to private school is that most of them are based off of regligion.

The only private school close to where I live is a Catholic school.

The teachers are much more educated since it is a private school. The only problem I have with them, and the reason why I do not go to private school is that most of them are based off of regligion.

The only private school close to where I live is a Catholic school.

ChicaQueenWarGa

That's actually false. Private schools pay less and it is much easier to get jobs there. At public schools they keep you for a year and then see if anyone better is available

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[QUOTE="death_bagel"]Private school is better for education and Public schools are better for socialization.james28893

Socialization occurs in private schools.:|

Actually I see his point, in mine we are confined to small pods, no talking is allowed even during breaks, our lunch is passed through a small hole in the pod.

lol are you serious? Sounds kinda like a prison... 0_o

Um...

LOL. j/king man. Wanted to see your reaction. :P