Private Schools Vs Public Schools Plr Ebook

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION 4
1 THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS 6
ADMINISTRATION AND LICENSING 6
BEHAVIORAL ISSUES 6
CHARACTER EDUCATION 7
CLASSROOM SIZE 7
COST 8
CURRICULUM 8
FACILITIES 8
FUNDRAISING 9
OPPORTUNITIES 9
PARENT PARTICIPATION 10
SPECIAL SERVICES 10
TEACHER SALARY AND SUPPORT 10
TRANSPORTATION 11
2 THE ADVANTAGES OF PRIVATE SCHOOL 12
THE PROS AND CONS OF PRIVATE SCHOOL 13
The Pros of Enrolling Your Child in Private School 13
The Cons of Enrolling Your Child in Private School 14
3 THE ADVANTAGES OF PUBLIC SCHOOL 16
THE PROS AND CONS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL 17
The Pros of Sending Your Child to a Public School 17
The Cons of Sending Your Child to a Public School 18
4 DETERMINING WHICH SCHOOL IS RIGHT FOR YOUR CHILD 19
INCLUDING YOUR CHILD IN THE SELECTION PROCESS 19
Preschool through Elementary 20
Middle School through High School 20
VISITING PROSPECTIVE SCHOOLS 20
Before You Visit 21
During Your Visit 22
Public Schools Visits 22
Private School Visits 23
PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT 24
PROGRAMS AND TESTING 25
THE PROCESS OF EVALUATION 25
EXPENSES AND FEES 26
FEEDER SCHOOLS 26
SCHOOL PLACEMENT COUNSELORS 27
CONCLUSION 29

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INTRODUCTION

One of the toughest decisions that you are going to face as a parent is where to send your children to school.

For a number of parents, the choice of where to send their children for an education is easy do to a lack of options. Many parents have limited time or funds and are unable to even consider sending their children anywhere other than the local public school.

On the other hand, the majority of parents do have the opportunity to consider all available options when it comes to their child’s education. If you are having a hard time making the decision to send your child to private school or public school, then you have come to the right place. This book is full of information to help you with making this all-important decision.

In order to select the school that is ideal for your child, you will need to way all of the options that you have available to you realistically. It is important to take into consideration the cost of the school, the amount of time must be invested by the parent, the social impact on your child as well as the specific needs of your child and family.

In the old days, when a child was ready to begin kindergarten, there was a pretty good chance that he or she attended the public school that was just around the corner, or a church school right down the road. For parents back then, deciding which school to send their son or daughter to was an easy task.

The decision is not so simple these days. Education today is more of a compelling and complex topic of discussion across the nation. Questions come up every day in newspapers, homes and political debates about teacher training, school quality, curriculum and accountability.