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Re: Private school tuition
There is a public bus-- after all, it's only a dollar. But I mean, seriously, I go to a public school and it's not that hard to take advantage of the things they offer. And ALL of my teachers, when I ask them, give me a great deal of help, whether it be before, after, or during school. JCHS also offers tutoring and Saturday School (which isn't always a form of punishment). A lot of clubs meet during lunch but also have activities on weekends, etc.-- and if you can't make time for this in a public school, you wouldn't be able to in a private school either. I've even had a couple teachers who were really good about giving me rides home if I was stranded (granted I do have to have my parents sign something).
Blah blah, I'm referring mostly to students that don't board (public or private). Wrong word, don't jump? I'm basically saying that in school with a sink or swim mentality, you learn very quickly to swim. It's just a quality that you're going to need, esp. in college. Although, private schools probably do a better job preparing students for the classes-- so do AP classes at, say, my school. It's just a matter of signing up for it.
Why, both of course!
I mean, either way, I don't have anything against private schools. Yay private. But public school, if the student is efficient, can pump out the same results. My parents gave me the option of public or private-- I chose public, on the grounds that I keep my grades up. I figure this makes MY life a lot easier-- it's in my neighborhood, so the commute doesn't take away from study time, ALL my classmates live within a matter of minutes if I need help, and even though some of my classes are big, my teachers manage to handle it fairly well.
But of course there are it's negatives. We don't get top-of-the line equipment, somethings always breaking, there may be fights, drugs, cutters, etc. (I refuse to believe this doesn't go in private schools, probably not as much though).
It doesn't phase me, but I do understand it's not for everyone. Nothing is.
But the option should not be dismissed by parents just because they have an elitist attitude.
--But a lot of the times, public schools offer the same services that private schools do, it's just a matter of taking advantage of them.--
When the one and only bus or other ride home leaves soon after last period, it's hard to take advantage of public schools' after-regular-classes' activities, clubs, sports, even just a single longer than a dozen seconds one-on-one with the teacher,, or, longer than a lunch break with an aquaintance or even most, if not virtually all, classmates.
--I'm just saying that you learn to be self sufficient in a public school.--
Middle school and high school boarders are non-existent in public schools. Students who live 24/7 with their peers get to be pretty independent compared to peers who live lives exclusively at the home of their parents. In either case someone else is paying the bills, and "self-sufficiency" is, with very rare exception, necessarily not to be used in economic context.
-- I wish all the politicians put their kids in public schools-- I bet they'd pay a little more attention to them.--
Pay more attention to their kids? public schools? both?
I mean, either way, I don't have anything against private schools. Yay private. But public school, if the student is efficient, can pump out the same results. My parents gave me the option of public or private-- I chose public, on the grounds that I keep my grades up. I figure this makes MY life a lot easier-- it's in my neighborhood, so the commute doesn't take away from study time, ALL my classmates live within a matter of minutes if I need help, and even though some of my classes are big, my teachers manage to handle it fairly well.
But of course there are it's negatives. We don't get top-of-the line equipment, somethings always breaking, there may be fights, drugs, cutters, etc. (I refuse to believe this doesn't go in private schools, probably not as much though).
It doesn't phase me, but I do understand it's not for everyone. Nothing is.
But the option should not be dismissed by parents just because they have an elitist attitude.
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