March, 1st, 2007

The real difference in Public and Private Schools

Parents spend thousands of dollars a year to send their children to private schools. And for what benefit to their child? Academic? Social? In this essay I will examine some differing factors between the schools and analyze how they contribute to forming the resulting individual. I will discuss the two most prevalent differences, single sex vs. co ed, and class size. I stray from the academics because I personally believe they do not vary greatly or lead to differences in the resulting individuals.
The core academia offered by private and public schools does not differ much, however, the atmosphere in which it is offered is key. I say core because many private schools have required religion courses in which I am excluding from the argument. The quality of teachers at a private school is not necessarily better than that of a public school. In fact, at the very respected private school Santa Catalina, the......

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Title: Public Schools Vs. Private
Approximate Word Count: 711
Approximate Pages: 3 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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