3. Public Schools
• Public schools don’t charge tuition, while private
schools do. Even scholarships an other aid may not
cover the difference.
• Public schools usually provide transportation for
students who live more than a few blocks away,
whereas private schools usually do not.
• With ninety percent of all American children in
public school, public education is a uniting element
and can be seen as an important factor in our
democratic way of life.
4. • Because public school education now includes magnet
schools and charter schools, as well as traditional public
schools, there are - right within the public education system choices that have many of the features of education that
used only to be attainable in private schools.
• As a result of receiving Federal funds, public schools must
follow strict teacher certification rules, which do not apply in
many private schools. As a result, public school teachers may,
in some cases, be better qualified than private school
teachers.
• Researchers at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana
found, when examining data from a standardized math exam
taken by fourth and eighth graders, that if they excluded the
influence of family background and socioeconomic factors,
public school students did slightly better than private school
students.
5. • Pay for public school teachers is overall better than
pay for private school teachers, though this differs
by school
• http://www.educationbug.org/a/advantages-ofpublic-schools.html
6. Private Schools
• The student will likely get a better education
• The student will mature more rapidly.
• Private schools usually have better teacher –
student ratio
• Private schools have better discipline.
• Students from private schools are more likely to
graduate from a university and with better grades.
• Private schools are safer.
7. Preschool
• Preschool is an optional school for parents to send
their children to
• Start at age 3 or 4
• Lots of games
• Learn numbers, shapes, colors, etc
8. Kindergarten
• Kindergarten is the first year that is mandatory for
children to attend
• Kindergarten is a part of elementary school (primary
school)
• Children are 5,6 years old
• Learn to read, tie shoes, etc
9. Schools by Grade
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Grades K – 5/6 – Elementary School
Grades 6/7-8 – Jr. High/ Middle School
Grades 9-12 – High School
Community College (optional)
College/University: Usually 4-5 years
10. How to Get into College
• Good grades/ SAT scores
• Scholarships: grades, sports
11. How to Pay for College
• Financial Aid
• Student Loans
• Scholarships
12. How Expensive is College
• UCLA: $32,275
• Stanford: $59,627
• Sonoma State: $7,500
15. School Norms
• Boys and girls usually study together, however,
some private schools are all boy or all girl. Very few
universities are all men/all women schools
• Uniforms only worn in private schools, not universities
• Discipline varies on school, but usually somewhat
strict
• Will be punished for not doing homework, talking in
class, sleeping, etc
• Mandatory ages range from state to state: 5/816/18
• Over 3,000,000 high school dropouts per year (8,300
per day)
16. Languages
• English is spoken in school
• Integration programs for non-native English speakers
– ESL classes
• Only 2 years of foreign language required, but
offered between grades 7-12