Private School?

[xUnknownSoldazx]

Well, first off I would like to say I am 13.

My mom asked me what I did in class. I came clean and said I pretty much sat on my computer waiting for everyone else to play catch up. My mom asked me how fast I finish my work and I say i'm usually one of the first few done. So my mom wanted me to look up challenge diplomas, found nothing and now she is considering sending me to a private school.

Can someone tell me the advantages of both public and private schools? thanks in advance

[brainiac3397]

Private school takes your money directly and considers it prestigious. Public school takes your money indirectly and considers it a bare minimum.

Sometimes private schools can be good if they actually show a strong academic system but that's something that needs to be looked at with questions and intiuition. Private schools are businesses and like used car dealers, there are many trying to sell you a dud and make it seem like a great deal.

Public schools are generally decent unless you live in a crappy district. Having public funding makes them more likely to offer greater opportunities, often by law or pressure of government.

However, don't make assumption that private school is smarter. Public schools can and do have programs for advanced students. It's something worth looking into. Don't gotta celebrate finishing fast or something though. Other factors can affect this.

[SoulRiser]

It totally depends on the school. If you can get sent to a democratic school, that'd probably be awesome. Look up "Sudbury schools" to see if there's one near you.

This video talks a lot about democratic schools and some other stuff:


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I think most other kinds of private schools are generally quite similar to public ones, as far as the general structure goes.

[brainiac3397]

I hear those exotic schools can be pretty good.

[Ilija.m]

(09-26-2016 08:34 AM)xUnknownSoldazx Wrote:  Well, first off I would like to say I am 13.

My mom asked me what I did in class. I came clean and said I pretty much sat on my computer waiting for everyone else to play catch up. My mom asked me how fast I finish my work and I say i'm usually one of the first few done. So my mom wanted me to look up challenge diplomas, found nothing and now she is considering sending me to a private school.

Can someone tell me the advantages of both public and private schools? thanks in advance

Private education institutions usually take money from your bank account for the service education I went to a private institution high school and college is also private usually these institution's are less the 15 people in class and you can learn more while attending
While in Public school is 30 people in class and it will be hard to learn usually you will need to read at home

[the Analogist]

I forgot about Waldorf schools. There are quite a lot of them. I am an extremist in that I like Sudbury/Unschooling best and Waldorf is an evil middle ground.

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So Waldorf sounds halfway there between convention and "best"

[xcriteria]

The issue isn't so much about public vs. private school, but about the approach a given school (or alternative like a self-directed learning center or homeschooling) takes.

If you'd like an alternative to conventional school, there are various options. Homeschoolers/unschoolers can also get into college or find jobs in various ways.

Do you have an idea of what you'd like to do in the future?