Private school isn't as private as it may seem. After speaking with Sarah about her blog topic, I gained more insight to the education realm. Prior to talking with Sarah, I had never given much thought about private versus' public school. As I'm sure you have already read from her post, Sarah attended private school and told me that she did enjoy her experience because of the smaller class sizes which allowed for more one-on-one time with her teachers and she also became close friends with everyone she went to school with. When asked if she enjoyed attending a private school, Sarah said that "The sports were more competitive because we played against other private schools that were closer in size. However, the curriculum was almost more difficult because teachers could focus more on individual students and get more material covered due to the small amount of students he/she was responsible for".
I proceeded to ask Sarah if she wished she had gone to public school and she informed me that based on the area that she lives in, that she would not because of the danger and academic ratings of the public school system of her area. However, Sarah did reveal that if the Decatur public school systems was safer and had a better academic reputation, that she would have liked to see what it would have been like to attend a public school and to experience the differences.
Sarah said that while she liked attending private school that "because of the small amount of students that attended my school, there was more drama because things got around quickly".
I look forward to seeing what information Sarah finds from her research and what she decides is a better school to attend.
I grew up around the Decatur area as well. My mom worked at MacArthur. Since she worked there I spent some days there when we did not have school or if we had doctors’ appointments. I knew just from the days that I spent there that I did not want to go to school there. I was intimidated. I went to a small country school instead. I felt like a lot of things about my personal life were known around the school. It is just because the school is small, but I made so many friends. I don’t think I would have changed the school that I went to just because people knew my business. That’s part of life and something that can be overcome.
ReplyDeleteI went to the same private school as Sarah but had attended public school previously before transferring there during high school. I agree with the part regarding more one on one availability with teachers and I believe going there also helped me with doing well on my ACT. I also agree with the statement that you grow closer to your friends and know more people well. I became much closer with a larger group of people in private high school in comparison to public high school.
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