Which is Better Private School or Public School
85It takes a village to raise a child. - African Proverb
School is an institution where our kids well learn a lot of things that could help them become more responsible and productive citizens in our society. It is the place where education is given importance as our kids learn values, knowledge and necessary skills that may be of great help by the time they’ll become adults. It is the place where our kids will experience memorable moments that they’ll cherished in the years to come and it is also a playground where they’ll get involve with series of extra-curricular activities that will hone their socialization skills. The school also gives our kids the opportunity to further hone their God-endowed talents like in music, arts, sports and the likes. The possibilities that will benefit our kids are indeed endless. Since school is important sometimes we are stucked with this question: What is better Public School or Private School? Having taught already in private school and studied in public school, I have an Bird's eye view of which is better. However, I can only speak of the setting here in the Philippines same scenario might be happening in other countries or otherwise different.
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Pros and cons of Attending in Private School
Security – Most private schools have tighter security than that of their counterpart which is the public schools. Private schools tend to hire more security guards because they have the luxury doing so.
Quality of Students – Most students that attend in a public school are rich, and some of them are spoiled brats, sorry for the French. These kinds of students are the ones that make life difficult for teachers and even to their classmates as they are often involve in troubles in the school. Teachers here should know the classroom management well to prevent any untoward event to happen.
Quality of Teachers – Some private schools here in the Philippines hire unlicensed teachers. However this scene is slowly being phased out since the Department of Education and Culture and Sports (DECS) are now strict with the hiring of the private school’s teaching personnel Things seemed to be equal though for qualities of work dished out by these teachers are constantly monitored, in other words, private school teachers can pass the standards and perhaps better.
Facilities – In Philippines, The private school facilities including computer rooms, laboratories, and sports are considered to be better than that of the public schools.
Quality of Lessons Taught – The lessons taught in private school tends to be more advance than that of the public schools, however no matter how advance the lesson, execution still plays a vital part Lessons should be given and taught by the teachers to the best of abilities and make sure that students learn and mastered the lesson well.
Moral Values – Private Christian schools tends to be conservative and protective with norms and standards they set and implements. Most Christian Schools here in the Philippines produces well-behaved students.
Pros and cons of Attending in Public School
Security – Elementary Schools normally doesn’t experience any problems with security, however, there is a big problem in public high school here in the Philippines. Since children came from families with different social background, more brotherhoods and fraternities seemed to develop and it is disturbing.
Quality of Students – Public school is a mixture of extremes, meaning it is an institution where you can find the very bright students and at the same time the ones that find learning very difficult. In most national contest such as Quiz Bee, news writing and the likes students from public schools normally takes the highest plum although the students from private are also very capable. The very bright students of the public school have a small edge over that of the students in private school.
Quality of Teachers – All teachers here in the Philippines are Board Passers, but since they are not constantly monitored with their respective principal or superiors, public school teachers tend to get relaxed, be succinct and sometimes tend to be lsluggish in giving out a decent and comprehensive lesson plan that they could use to teach students effectively. But this observation doesn’t tend to generalize but in most cases, this state of the behavior with respect to public teachers is common here.
Facilities – In Philippines, the facilities of the public school lags behind that of the private school, no doubt. But since there are more bright students and very innovative teachers in the public school, resourcefulness and creativity makes both ends meet in terms of using present resources and even indigenous to compensate for what is lacking
Quality of Lessons Taught – Private schools definitely have the edge, but many public high schools have special Science section that could compete with that of the private school.
Moral Values – since public schools tend to be the melting pot of different students with different status in life most likely there are some students that lack manners and this can cause domino effect on the other classmates and students. But overall the public school teachers will exhort to all kinds of effective teaching method and employ classroom management to correct and erect right values needed by the students.
Conclusion: Practicality, school’s security, and quality of teachers, facilities and environment will truly determine your choice of school which will suit your kids.
Sometimes the place to attend school is not the issue, because what will boils down at the end is what your kids learned, and acquired in his school. Student factor is still the best, your kid is still the one that earns the grade and if he gets very lucky then even obtain accolades. It is also advisable that parents regularly monitor the performance of their kids and offer the much-needed help in aiding them to understand their lessons. If these is resolved you can now scrutinize which best suits your kids best.
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Private schools appear to be better at educating students but I would argue that they have students from homes who support their education. If private schools were forced to accept all kids they would find their scores dropping quickly.
I think private schools are much better. My son is also studying in private school and enjoying it to be a part of private academy. I have also noticed the positive changes in his studies as well as behavior. By the way very nice and informative hub article. Thanks for giving such a wonderful article post.
I went to Private High School in the Philipines and Public School in College but until now I am still lack of social skills. Now, I am going back to school again but in the U.S. I am good in exams especially if it's memorization but I am not good in oral recitations. I don't know or maybe I am really not good in public speaking.
Great exploration on which offers better (bitter?) education, public or private school. It depends on the kind of students attending school and how they value teachings. There would be no debate on this, actually. How we use our learnings makes the difference.
I've been to public and private schools. Books are shared in public but in private you must buy your own. And the teachings are more secured in private institutions; maybe because of the limitations of students per section that you can concentrate more studying.
It still depend on the student if he/she really wants to excel, whether he/she studies in public or private school.
There are indeed a lot of problems when it comes to educational systems in our country... especially in the rural settings, maybe it would help that someone would complain about this in regional offices to address the problem...
You might want to study how schools here in ARMM Region works. The hiring of teachers in Public schools, though not all but most of them are non licensed. I dont know how depEd couldn't do something to solve the problem.
@Abece and Rhav- nice points dished out there...
thanks for the visit!
the SCHOOL IS THE HOLY TEMPLE ON THE EARTH,BOTH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SCHOOLs GROWing THE CHILDHOOD!THE MOST THING IS THAT IN THE SCHOOL WE LEARN THE TRUTH?today we use the high technology for haking the data of others!!what we earn by this type of progress!use of electricty in the business of sex?IS this is necessary? the sex education in the schools?this is the evil task to heat the menkind in the name of progress,Lord having too many handsand eyes to see our activity?follow the fourfooted,they not ran after the collection of burdon!we alone responsible for our act,good learning in always bring the good reasult in both schools!1
I went to public school, many of my friends to private. I felt my education was better, they lacked academic skills, but were great with social skills. I think it truely depends on the Superintendet of the school. You are only as good as you are trained and held accountable.
Thanks a lot for the visit!
very informational hub. not all kids from private school are spoiled brats, but ur right it's the general picture :-p there are public schools that are way above private schools, like the Regional Science High School in Gusa, but as you've mentioned, the problems with public schools are the lack of facilities (or proper maintenance) and enough quality materials. the gov't gave several computers to public schools years ago, but they were never used because there was no technician and computer teacher. sad...public schools should be on par with private schools. the phil. gov't should really look into it.
@ Aussie - good for you there thanks a lot for the visit...
@ bfloyd - yeah it is indeed.. thanks for the visit...
My experience is with schools in Australia. I was lucky enough to have had the ability to get my children into private schools (one on a half scholarship) and I am pleased about the results. Two of my grand children go to a private school, and it is awesome. Expensive, with good facilities, and in Australia no need for security.
I think both private and public schools are set up to provide education to different populations (I am only talking about schools within the U.S., I do know enough about schools outside the U.S). The idea of the public school is to provide equal education to all regardless of ability (inclusion) and the private school can pick and choose their students. I personally think public schools are better because of the exposure a student gets to race, class. gender and social issues. A private school simply does not have this exposure because it does serve the same population. However, I think it comes down to districts and location. Each school, public and private, have their own unique set of positive and negative attributes.
@lyria - both sides have their strengths and i think It is better if you experienced attending in both... :D
@ Hub LLama - thanks for the visit you have a nice avatar... gives me an impression you are from South America...
@MG - yeah sometimes you need to consider the resources you have...
Thanks a lot guys for the visit... :D
I went to an private elementary school in a 3rd world country and then when I moved to the U.S. I started high school. I was way ahead in many of the courses compared to the other freshmen high school kids. I think it was a result of me going to a private school outside of the U.S. The private & public schools in my opinion within the U.S. are pretty low in actually providing education. My public high school was good but the expertise of the teachers lacked severely compared to that of private schools. In the end I don't think it matters whether one goes to private or public schools. It comes down to the parents, student and finally the teachers. The parents to provide the right guidance and motivation, the student to have the will to learn and follow the guidance provided by parents & teachers. The teachers for they will leaving a lasting impression their students, whether it be a positive or negative one. Just my 2 cents.
You are right General there are pros and cons to both public and private school education. Most of my friends that can afford it have chosen to send their kids to private school for the education with at least a year of public school to become well rounded in exposure to what the world is like as a whole.
Seems pretty generic, although I don't know much about school in the Philippines. Here in America, it all depends on the school district and the private school.
I went to a private elementary school and then to a public high school. I was way ahead of most the material that was being taught in the public high school although I lacked in social skills and had a narrow perspective on many issues. Needless to say, I learned how to get along with kids from all types of backgrounds in the public school which can't be taught in the classroom.
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joice 3 months ago
it's a choice....education is a freedom to choose.both has its worth..we can only feel its importance if we can trully value its importance and be able to apply what we have gained from either of the two...what important is the knowledge that wwe have gained!