Private School or Public School? Which One?

By Catherine Le

Private school and public school, which is better for students?

I have been going to a private school from kindergarten until high school.  Now I'm a public school student at Falls Church High School.  As I experience a whole different school, I see the several similarities differences between public and private school.

Communities judge each other. Public school students judge private school student because they are seen as rich or snobby students, but they really aren’t. Also, private school students judge public school students because they think they have disciplinary issues. Their dress codes are different, private school wear uniforms and public school were anything that is appropriate. Also, private schools incorporates religion into their studies.

In order to learn more about this topic, I have interviewed four of my friends about this. Three of them went to public and private schools and one went to private school for her whole school life. Here are their statements:

“When I used to go to public school it was heavily populated and I felt a little lost because I only knew a few people and really could not relate to them because of religion differences, rudeness, and some kids were extremely misbehaved. A lot of private school students are really misbehaved as well but I figured that there aren’t as many. However, I find that the teachers in public schools do have really good teaching skills compared to the ones at the Catholic schools I have attended. I used to enjoy not having to wear a uniform but after a while I actually like it a lot. Having a uniform means that no one else can judge you by the way you dress, and it really does make you realize that you are not any more special than your neighbors.”

 

-Kaci Jose (Now goes to Bishop O’Connell High School)

http://www.bishopoconnell.org/page.cfm?p=428

“Public school feels more alone. Private School feels like you have someone to catch you when you fall. Private School Has more responsibility because you have to not only worry about your grades but also keeping the traditions of school and keeping the faith.”

-Ava Coffin (Now goes to Bishop O’Connell High School)

“I love private school. I love the community and all the people around me. My class was like my family because we were only 27 unlike public school where there are so many people and like my private high school now Bishop O’Connell. I think that I got a great education at private school than I would have if I had gone to public school. Don’t get me wrong, public schools have great teachers and here are smart and well educated people who go to public schools and go to good colleges but it’s so big that teachers can’t help every student like they could in my old school where the eighth grade class only had 27 kids and we get to learn about our faith and it is in cooperated in every class. I’m very happy that I went to a private school.”

-Margaret Parker (Now goes to Bishop O’Connell)

 

“Private school has a small community while public school has a big community. You learn and have fun with people you’ve known for several years in private school.  In public school you’re surrounded with unfamiliar faces and probably only one person you know.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falls_Church_High_School

-Jennifer Nguyen (Now goes to Woodson)

 

Although, you think private schools and public schools are extremely different, they both have good educational systems and they will both help any student with good potential to succeed