Schooling

[leetgamer]

When I was young, I went to private schools. My opinion is that private schools offer a better education as teachers are paying more attention and have a higher grade education themselves. Also, pupils in private schools are more civilized. You don't really see them beating the hell out of each other in recess, although, some public schools are better.

 

Being homeschooled is not a bad thing, just make sure you learn the right things.

[mat1]

Damn! I voted public when I meant to check the private one..

 

Private has to be better for 1 simple reason - the teacher to student ratio is about 2/3 (or less) of public schools.

 

This means when kids struggle the teacher has time to help them out, or when a kid excels the teacher can recognise this and foster the talent.

 

Well, the other basic reason is that private pays more so can recruit the best teachers.

 

putting a side the co ed vs single sex debate that usually forms the basis of the private vs public argument (in my country anyway) the 2 reasons above out way any social or other factors.

 

Reason 1 is why home school kids usually do better than public too, despite not being taught by qualified teachers (a generalisation I know)

 

 

my 2 cents worth. :thumbsup:

[Sovietlukmanov]

I would personally prefer, from personal experience, a public school. Well, first, it depends on what public school you're going to, not all are all that bad. Then, the advantage of a public schools, is that you get to know more people, you will begin to learn the different natures of many different people, you learn to adapt, to act appropriately with many situations.

 

If it's only a private school with few students compared to public schools, you don't really learn that much social life skills. Mostly, I'd say social life skills are one of the most important skills to have, because they can cover nearly every other skill.

 

For instance: You're not good in math (just a simple example) but you have a friend who is a complete expert, of course you can ask for his help (I don't mean cheating, or maybe I might) :confused: either in teaching you, or helping with your problem. Of course the case would be different if the person is not used to deal with different kinds of people.

 

But I have no call to say which school type is best, people have different characteristics, that make one type best for some, and another type best for the rest. However, I would greatly prefer a public school, really.

[freddycashmercury]

Well, I suppose I should have given my reasoning for supporting homeschooling.

Number One: My teacher:student ratio is 1:2.

 

Number Two: My teacher is always available for questions.

 

Number Three: I am a straight A student, and I get done with my work quickly. Because I homeschool, I am able to finish my schoolwork in 2 hours, learning everything I need to without sitting around doing nothing for 6 more hours.

 

Number Four: Many people do not know this, but many homeschoolers (including myself) attend a "homeschool Co-op", where other homeschoolers meet, socialize, and are even taught certain classes. For example, I am a sophomore now. I plan on starting college early, though, so last year the co-op taught an ACT preparation class, which I, along with 4 other students, attended.

 

There are also homeschool sports teams, homeschool proms, and even homeschool graduation ceremonies. I get plenty of socialization, not only from the co-op, but from church, going to my friends' houses, and even posting things here.

 

Before I state my last reason for liking homeschooling, I would like to preface it by saying it involves religion, but I am not arguing about religion itself.

 

My last reason for liking homeschooling is that it allows me to freely practise my religious freedoms. Even my schoolbooks are my religion! I do, however, study other religions, and evolution, so it is not like I am being brainwashed. Well, that's all folks!

 

(Please don't kill me oh great Moderators!)

[TheTerminator2004]

Personally, I think it's hard to say which one's best unless you've experienced them all for yourself. You can hardly say you get to socialise more in a public school than in a private school, unless you've been to both and know how much you get to socialise at each one. Then of course there's the fact that every school is different, and so can't really be lumped together as one. for example I have a friend who goes to a private school with about 1300 pupils, while the public school I went to only had 1000. And the private school my brother goes to only has 200. They're all different, and you can't make any claims about all of them, only about specific schools you know about.

[hoots7]

Well, I suppose I should have given my reasoning for supporting homeschooling.

Number One: My teacher:student ratio is 1:2.

Number Two: My teacher is always available for questions.

Number Three: I am a straight A student, and I get done with my work quickly. Because I homeschool, I am able to finish my schoolwork in 2 hours, learning everything I need to without sitting around doing nothing for 6 more hours.

Number Four: Many people do not know this, but many homeschoolers (including myself) attend a "homeschool Co-op", where other homeschoolers meet, socialize, and are even taught certain classes. For example, I am a sophomore now. I plan on starting college early, though, so last year the co-op taught an ACT preparation class, which I, along with 4 other students, attended.

 

There are also homeschool sports teams, homeschool proms, and even homeschool graduation ceremonies. I get plenty of socialization, not only from the co-op, but from church, going to my friends' houses, and even posting things here.

Before I state my last reason for liking homeschooling, I would like to preface it by saying it involves religion, but I am not arguing about religion itself.

My last reason for liking homeschooling is that it allows me to freely practise my religious freedoms. Even my schoolbooks are my religion! I do, however, study other religions, and evolution, so it is not like I am being brainwashed. Well, that's all folks!

(Please don't kill me oh great Moderators!)

 

Well those seem like good reasons, my main concern was the social aspect but you covered that some.

It still has to be a big change if you decide to go to a major university, I remember talking to some class mates in college that went to smaller schools & it was a big adjustment for them (would have to be bigger for you).

You may think you’re all that in a 5A high school that averages 35 students per class but wait till you’re in a class with 75+ you really have to excel to stand out.

You may want to try a junior college first, and then transfer. You may be smart enough but the plain truth is many students just aren’t ready yet. They get their first taste of freedom & can’t handle it, they party to hard & study to little.

[ninja_lord666]

I lernded alls da infomashun i needed on da streets yo. it da best kinda edukashun dar iz! :biggrin:

[freddycashmercury]

Well, I suppose I should have given my reasoning for supporting homeschooling.

Number One: My teacher:student ratio is 1:2.

Number Two: My teacher is always available for questions.

Number Three: I am a straight A student, and I get done with my work quickly. Because I homeschool, I am able to finish my schoolwork in 2 hours, learning everything I need to without sitting around doing nothing for 6 more hours.

Number Four: Many people do not know this, but many homeschoolers (including myself) attend a "homeschool Co-op", where other homeschoolers meet, socialize, and are even taught certain classes. For example, I am a sophomore now. I plan on starting college early, though, so last year the co-op taught an ACT preparation class, which I, along with 4 other students, attended.

 

There are also homeschool sports teams, homeschool proms, and even homeschool graduation ceremonies. I get plenty of socialization, not only from the co-op, but from church, going to my friends' houses, and even posting things here.

Before I state my last reason for liking homeschooling, I would like to preface it by saying it involves religion, but I am not arguing about religion itself.

My last reason for liking homeschooling is that it allows me to freely practise my religious freedoms. Even my schoolbooks are my religion! I do, however, study other religions, and evolution, so it is not like I am being brainwashed. Well, that's all folks!

(Please don't kill me oh great Moderators!)

 

Well those seem like good reasons, my main concern was the social aspect but you covered that some.

It still has to be a big change if you decide to go to a major university, I remember talking to some class mates in college that went to smaller schools & it was a big adjustment for them (would have to be bigger for you).

You may think you’re all that in a 5A high school that averages 35 students per class but wait till you’re in a class with 75+ you really have to excel to stand out.

You may want to try a junior college first, and then transfer. You may be smart enough but the plain truth is many students just aren’t ready yet. They get their first taste of freedom & can’t handle it, they party to hard & study to little.

 

I see your point, thanks for the suggestion.

 

Oh, one thing I neglected to mention is that I have also attended public school off and on. My education has been a little weird.

Kindergarten I was homeschooled, first grade I was in public school, I was advanced past second grade to third grade gifted program, fourth grade I was homeschooled, fifth, sixth, and seventh I was in public school, and 8th through 10th I was homeschooled. I am currently in 10th grade, and will graduate from highschool next year because I am homeschooled.

Just thought I would mention that in case anyone thought I was judging public school unfairly because I had never attended it.

[TheTerminator2004]

Hoots, 75+ in a class? I went to a public school, the largest class I was ever in was 32, and even that was considered very big. Same goes for various friends who went to different schools. So, either you're wildly exaggerating, or the American school system is very different to that of the UK. And poorer too, if they have classes of 75+. How the hell is anyone supposed to learn anything in a class like that?

[ninja_lord666]

Hoots, 75+ in a class? I went to a public school, the largest class I was ever in was 32, and even that was considered very big. Same goes for various friends who went to different schools. So, either you're wildly exaggerating, or the American school system is very different to that of the UK. And poorer too, if they have classes of 75+. How the hell is anyone supposed to learn anything in a class like that?

He's talking about college, not high school. In college, most your classes will feature you sitting in a large auditorium with a bunch of other people listening to the professor lecture for 1-3 hours about the given subject. If you are talking about college, then my only answer is that most Europeans aren't smart enough for college. :D