What is the difference between public and private schools?
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Education: some public schools are good, some private schools are good.  Some public schools are not so good, and some private schools are not so good.  Some private schools cannot even get accreditation.\n\nBehavior: If one misbehaves in a public school, it takes forever to get them expelled, and sometimes they are not expelled.  In a private school, they can kick out anybody they want who does not act right.
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Private schools have more funding than public schools to give for scholarships and financial aid.
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Frankly, you will get out of your education whatever you put into it. Private and state schools provide excellent programs taught by highly qualified professors. Remember, YOU choose the classes you take as well as the professors who teach those classes. In state schools, which are usually larger, the number of courses and professors who teach them is greater providing you with good options.\n\nI got my BS from a private college, my MA from a state school, and my Ph.D from a private school. The biggest difference I could discern was the cost. State schools are much more affordable. You can and will get a good education there if you choose.\n\nGood luck.
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Hope this helps:\n\nhttp://privateschool.about.com/od/schoolssports1/
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Yes.  Religious school.  Public school is government schooling and the government should not promote any partricular relgion or class of religions in any way.  By ensuring that schools carriculums remain secular it empowers parents and loved ones to educate their children on spiritual matters without government interference and preserves our freedom.
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There are little to no resources to help special needs children in private schools. They are not equipped to handle it. Things like IEPs, special ed classes, etc., are usually only offered in public schools.
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Schools that except money from the government usually teach a standard curriculum, publicly funded and private schools may vary from the "norm" and go outside the box.
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well i would like to contest the reply given:\n\nPrivate Schools are schools run by private people/ private organizations\n\nPublic Schools are schools run by the Government either state or central\n\nThere are good number of people who are read in the public schools and are leading lights of India.  For ex: Narayana Murthy (Infosys), studied in Public School. All Kendriya Vidyalayas where every Central Government Employee send his/ her child is run by Government.\n\nSo i would like to state that there is no difference, except that in most of Goverment Run Schools the teachers are indifferent as they are permanent employees.....
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Yes. I attend public school, and kids can get away with murder there. (Not literally.. I hope).\n\nPrivate school is much better. More education, less of a class size, and usually stricter rules. Plus, I believe there is more parent / teacher conversation.
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what you need to do is do a search of Southern Association of colleges and schools or SACS. This is the association that the schools must gain accredation from  both public and private have to meet the same standards. The reason why private schools seem to be better is they can pick and choose their students. If a schools is not accredited or is in danger of losing it, thats a school you will not place your child in or you can see what steps are being followed according to sacs for the school to do well
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This is true in most cases.  The states can't require them to use licensed teachers but they sometimes choose to on their own.\nMany private schools try try to get licensed teachers for elementary school and some of the core subjects in secondary but most are open to non-licensed teachers in special areas choosing to go for the subject area expertise.
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I think they both have their merits. Independant schools generally have kids who are easier to work with because the school will kick them out if they misbehave.  The environment at an independant school is far nicer and the teachers seem happier.  But at state schools you will get far more experience with a broader range of kids and you won't get so  many 'spoilt brats'!
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all the schools in singapore are of national standard.\nhttp://www.moe.gov.sg/corporate/eduoverview/Primary_PriSchCurriculum.htm <<< primary school curriculum\n\nThe state is the principal provider of education at primary, secondary and tertiary levels. In the case of non-formal education, the private sector plays the complementary role of running continuing/supplementary education classes in commercial/business studies, computers, languages, fine arts, tuition, etc.\n\nCurrent regulations require private schools conducting educational courses such as those stated above to be registered with the Ministry of Education (MOE).
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As it turns out, Public school is better. They adhere to strict teacher qualification guidlines. They MUST have a specified number of Teaching credits which includes Early Childhood Developement. Private schools do not have these Standards! Many children who transfer to Public after attending Private test well below the state standard for their particular age/grade level and must catch up! If you are interested in Private, make sure you ask questions and compare their teaching criteria & goals with the state standard.
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i guess they all have their own downsides public schools can be crowded private schools are expensive with a certain genre of people and home schooling doesnt give you all of the social aspects you may need in life. i think it all depends on the certain child and what their specific needs are
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It depends on the quality of the high school.  There are bad public schools and bad private schools, and the opposite is true.  They universities understand there are different high school qualities.
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I don't think the school it's self matters. I think the factor in this scenario is the neighborhood. What neighborhood is the school in depends on the quality of the education and resources available to the students.\nLower income private schools have less resources then higher income private schools. So they can only provide the students with the resources available. Public schools are the same, the better the neighborhood, the more resources available. \nThe students in the schools also depend on how they were raised not on the school.