Private or Public schooling?

I remember we talked about this topic with my office mates over lunch. Last week I enrolled my pre-school son and they asked me how much was I paying for. My answer gave them a jaw drop. I jokingly said to them as if I am sending a college student to school. Anyway they asked why I am sending my son to private schooling. Most of them came from public schooling. My reason was my mom afforded to send me to a private school why would I not let my son attend private school too? I don’t want my mom to think that I am just being frugal at the expense of my son’s education. I want the best for him. And my husband has higher dreams for him too. He wants to send him to the top universities in my country which fees costs a fortune. As early as now, we have setup his college fund, but it isn’t enough to cover inflation. In progressive countries, their quality of education in public schools is at par with the private schools in my country. I belong to a developing country and in most cases public schools here are in a 1:50 ratio or more. Imagine one teacher to supervise 50 or more students. Some sharing 1 book between 2 children. I don’t think that is conducive to learning at all.

I know that private school is usually better than public school, but I'd like to choose best public school. School is not only learn about theory and science, but also society and other, I think public school provide it than a private school. We can make a lot of friend while studying and enjoy time we have during school

Research, Research, Research. I have kind of the same choice, and the more I think about it the more I think I am just going to do it myself. I think in the end it is arbitrary. The child decides how well they want to do. In both systems they are taught what is necessary, reading, writing, and arithmetic. They are given a few extras, such as physical education, art, music, sciences, history, politics, and the like. They remember what they like and forget the rest. Very few schools teach the real life skills, at least from what I understand. Goal setting, self motivative continued education, understanding and respecting others, budgeting and taxes, are barely covered till you get into post secondary, or the "real world" and even then so few have learned. If price is a major difference, and you want your daughter to go to a school, then public. And just work with her a bit after school each day, to inspire her to do her best, and if price isn't a major difference then private, because it seems you are more comfortable with it. If when the time comes, we have to make the choice, considering the town I am in, I will be putting Luca, into the Christian Public School. Because it is smaller, and that really is the only reason. Smaller classes means more time for the teachers to work with each child. Sincerely and With Appreciation.

As a teacher who has taught in public, private, and federal school programs, my best advice is to homeschool your child. There is no other way that is safe and reliable and easily monitored. What is being indoctrinated into our children academically and morally is criminal. And their physical safety is of great concern. The public school system is the first government agency you turn your child over to, and that's always a mistake. I cannot vouch for private schools either. But it know that you can be certain of what you are "feeding" your children when you homeschool and oversee their education. "Education" without a sound moral base is beyond worthless; it produces the likes of those who were instrumental in the Holocaust.

One of my daughter has studied in a public school before but then she transferred to a private school since she failed to meet the required grade.. So my two daughters have been studying in private school since hen and it is good.It doesn't really depend which school they study, as long as the quality is okay and they enjoy it there. Most of our public schools here are not so good though, so giving the kids the best education is expensive..

school will always be my first priority....they give the best education and teach students to be more discipline...but besides schooling,i prefer home tutoring my child aswell.That would make her work more easier and help her to get better grades.

I am a product of the Public Education and my children are also products of the Public Education. That said I would strongly consider a private school simply because they are free of many of the government mandates as was to teach the children. Children in US public schools are not learning because we have to teach them such things as Women's role in History, Black History, The importance of Labor Unions, Positive contributions of the Gay Community. We also have to teach them how to get along with others and why we should like everyone. We teach them conflict resolution and self esteem building. While these things may be good to know how the4 state wants it presented is too one sided. For example my daughter learned that the Revolutionary war was fought against England and Molly Pitcher was one of the most important people in winning the war (because they spent 2 of the 3 days talking about her and how she may have turned the tide of battle). Her view of capitalism is that the "Robber Barons" were evil men who forced people to work in unsafe conditions while the bosses made a fortune and gave nothing back. Labor Unions on the other hand were these groups that even today do everything for the good of the workers and are not corrupt. It is for these examples and many others that I say go with a private school where you as a parent will have some say in how things are done in the school. In my perfect world I would like to see vouchers and parents having a choice where they send their children to school and parents are an equal partner with the schools.

If you have the means then go for a private school but choose the best because not all private schools can give quality education. There are also quality public schools but quite hard to find one in every locality. So the best choice, if you do have the money anyway is to go private but make sure your money gets what is worth.

If the public school has a really good reputation and is providing quality education then I would choose it over the private school because that would be more cost effective. I don't think that a private school has to automatically be better than all public schools. Maybe visit the public school and observe some of the classes, see how orderly the school is run, etc.

I changed schools several times during my girls´ school years looking for the best. I discovered that it´s a matter of luck if the kids get a good or bad teacher be it at a private or public school. But I also discovered later on that most of what children learn is given at home. Parents teach their children to love learning and to wonder about the world. Teachers cannot do much more than give out information because they are in charge of so many pupils. It is also important that the schhol is near home. That wat, many of the child´s classmates will liv nearby and so potential friends will be around the corner. Nowadays noone seems to notice the importance of playing (I mean with other children, not with a computer). I think it is the most important thing children should learn when they are small.

education really has something to do with the school but most of the time, it also has something to do with the parents. I was a private school teacher a few years ago and most of the students enrolled there were students who didnt get enough attention from their parents cause they were too busy. On the other hand, my sister who's also a teacher sent his son to study in a public school is also doing well cause my sister can follow him hip up with his homework and other stuff. So I guess for prep school, foundation is needed.

This is a great subject. I was raised in public education but I was fortunate enough to be able to put my children in private school through 4th grade. This gave them a good base and, at least here in my state of Utah, where there are so many kids per school teacher, this gave them a solid education with less students in each classroom at least for a few years. I believe that in those first few years of education besides reading and writing, this is where the skills of studying and learning how to learn and retain information is happening. After elementary school I did put them in public school. The reasons besides social interaction was financial and location. I am lucky it worked out so well for them. They have had a better grounding of education and I think have benefited from having the private background in the younger years.

Hey there! I guess it depends. In Private schools, more often than not there are fewer students than in public schools. As a result, the teacher can attend to the needs of his/her students more. However, private schools are always more expensive. That's the case here in the Philippines. For other countries, I'm not really sure.

I think you could opt to enroll your child in a public school, if you find private schooling expensive. I saw your profile and learned that you're from Australia. I believe public schools in countries like this are good enough. As good as the private and expensive schools in third world countries. Well, this is just my belief. May God bless you as you make a decision for the future of your child. :)

Hi Hope you all had a good, long Easter - ANZAC day lonnng weekend up there! I don't have kids, so I probably don't "deserve" a vote here. I had a public education locally for primary school & then a private Christian (Lutheran) education for secondary schooling. It's not just the standard of education, but the standard of the students & teachers, from a social point of view that makes all the difference. From an academic point of view, in the more practical sense, I fared much better in the results of getting a good job or a good tertiary education placement. It actually works out cheaper than public schooling if you are a member of one of the school's "feeder churches". The discounting is incredible! My parents didn't pay a cent towards school fees once I started receiving Austudy allowance. I remember only paying about $50 a semester for books & everything while others at the same school paid "through the nose" for the same sort of thing.

For me I would rather choose a school that is known to have the best quality of education they give. Private or public school doesn't even matter, as long as you as a parent can guide your child, discipline her and motivate her more. Cause I believed that the best teachers can only be found at home, the parents.

My husband and I agreed that we will enroll our child in a public school for elementary and secondary schooling, this is in monetary preparation for College. We believe that there are also public schools who can deliver a quality education. And we also believe that what's the sense of having a good school in elementary and secondary if the child will stop schooling because parents can no longer sustain the college education of their child.

If your really experiencing financial problems in your family you have no choice have to enroll your daughter on a public school.. Although in public school is not that good as private school ( i'm talking it in some schools only) you as your self as a mother and an undergraduate teacher can help your daughter to learn more. I know you can teach your daughter in school matters..