High School Vs. Public School

My grandparents raised me when I was young because my parents were busy toiling away at work to support my siblings and I. Through my grandparents, I learned strength. My grandfather, a former political activist and soldier in Vietnam, suffered a gigantic loss: Losing the Vietnam war. Still, he refused to kneel under the hand of oppression. He restarted his life in a brand new, foreign country with seven children,

To begin, my immediate family is well-educated, meaning that both of my parents received a primary education, but also went on to study and graduate from universities. I believe this factor allowed me to succeed in coming to ISU, because my parents were able to recognize the significance of their higher education and how it correlated with their careers and current lifestyle. These factors contributed to my parents instilling in me the need to receive a college education in order to have more access to future opportunities.

My grandmother, a single parent, has provided for me, my brother and two sisters over the past years; now it is my turn to take care of her. She taught me that education is extremely valuable. Questioning that belief, I joined the Army at seventeen, which taught me to defend others which led to my pursuit of criminal justice. Learning something new each day is the greatest gift of knowledge. My grandmother said the main thing a person needs to succeed is drive and passion. Her accomplishments showed me the importance of being independent and doing what you love, which impacted my life. She is what you could call “the rock” of our family she keeps

The location is very important to choose a school when it comes to education. Everyone would want to know how the school environment is and if it’s a good school. A high school student doesn 't have that much of a choice to pick any school they want. For example, if Mary lives in Westland, then she has to go to a high school that is in Westland unless she chose to go to a private or charter school. She would have the advantage to take the

During my middle school I experienced a lot of peer pressure from my friends. Although they were my friends I do recognize that at times they were a bad influence for me. During middle school I also experienced constant conflict with my peers as well as a lot mockery and isolation from them. Although this was my experience from middle school, my high school experience was different.

To this day, at the age of 74, my grandpa still works on tractors eight hours a day, five

As a boy growing up my parents insisted that I would be attending college after I graduate high school. Aging through the years, the common perspective was to attend college unlike the viewpoint from the 80’s and earlier where not as many high school graduates attended college. This standard view for many families, like my own, is to put their son or daughter into college so that they may graduate with a degree and seek a career in the tough world as of late. In order to make this goal happen, many families sought the help of financial aid as a lifeline to avoid debt themselves due to the increasing tuition rates nowadays. The federal government has made it easier than ever to borrow money for higher education. As a matter of fact, there is currently over $1.2 trillion in total student loan debt, eclipsing the amount of credit card debt. The reason for many families to borrow money is because tuition rates and fees for college have been raised dramatically over the past several years. An article from USA Today written by Amanda Reaume, a frequent writer for Credit.com about financial news, holds that college tuition and fees have increased by 1,120% since 1978. During that same period, the price of food has increased by 244% and medical expenses 601%. Also, tuition and fees have increased perilously at a rate four times faster than the consumer price index. It is clear that tuition rates, food, medical expenses, and other fees have yielded wild expenditures for the average

In the first few weeks of high school, I have put a lot of effort in my classes and my homework. I definitely achieved the skill of becoming more independent and relying on myself.  I've fumbled in becoming more confident when I give a presentation to the class. I intend to become more confident next year because I get more used to the classes and environment around me. It is different than middle school. Moreover, I want to learn how to give a presentation without being too nervous or weary of the negative things that can

This school year is a lot more different than it was last year. People are a lot less immature, and teachers won't hold your hand all the way through the year. Teachers won't continue to yell at at students for not doing homework, or essays, because they're making their own path. There are many differences between the two.

What we are taught and where we come from make up the majority of who we are and helps influence the decisions we make. I am proud to say I am from Kings Mountain, a small city where everyone knows almost everyone. As a result of living here it has impacted me in a variety of ways, from the way I speak to the way I act. Of course due to the fact of me living in Kings Mountain I have been introduced to a variation of opportunities, for example, my current school, Cleveland Early College High School. I have been accepted into one of the best programs that has help me to achieve my goals and future plans. Although, I attend this great school I tend to think about what it would have been like to attend a traditional high school, I was originally

Thesis: Private school students are more likely to have a better viewpoint in learning, a firm stance in education, and will be more successful in colleges than of public school students.

Imagine a student falling asleep in class or even not completing their class work in time because they were too tired that day. The teacher comes up to them and questions why they are sleeping during the class. Tons of students in public schools would use the same old excuse saying that they did not get enough sleep the night before. Sadly, this excuse is true for most people who use it. How come it is true most of the time? That is because these students stayed up late at night completing assignments that took time for them to do, and then having to deal with the terrible pain of waking up at five or six in the morning to make it on time for school. Surely enough, this type of situation occurs more than once for students, creating terrible effects for them to have to deal with. This is not just happening to students at a couple schools, but for students in schools throughout the nation (Dean). This is because most high schools prefer the starting time to be earlier in the morning not realizing the consequences it causes. Evidence shows students are severely sleep deprived to this. The “ZZZ’s to A’s” Act, proposed by the National Sleep Foundation, is an act that would require schools to begin at later times than their current times (National Sleep Foundation). Being that students are not the only ones being affected by this problem, this act would be a God send to students and teachers alike since they both must suffer the various consequences of sleep deprivation. By having

Over the last several decades the government has always found a way to control the personal lives of our society, and they are now controlling what foods we put in our bodies and how often we exercise. Starting with the school systems, the government is slowly changing what they allow in the cafeteria and the amount of exercise a child needs to partake in throughout a school day. In Pennsylvania, a physical education class is required from kindergarten to high school. I attended Southern Elementary school in Glen Rock, Pennsylvania, for seven years of elementary school, and once a week we had P.E. class for an hour. There, we had to either play games, complete physical tests, or run the mile depending on the day. Then, for seventh and eighth grade I went to Southern Middle school, where a gym and health class was on an alternating schedule. Every day one, three, and five we were required to go to a gym class, and every day two, four, and six we had health class. In high school, gym and health classes were not required as often. I took only one semester of gym and one semester of yoga throughout my four years of high school, and two semesters of health. Only two physical education classes and two health classes were required, but many students took more throughout the years to fill their schedules with “fun” classes. Not only is the government controlling in classes involving exercise, but they also had a big say in what was bought in the cafeteria at lunch time. For every

Every parent wants their child to receive the best education possible, in preparation for the future. This leads to the question, what factors determine a school more desirable for receiving an education? If every student is presented with the same material, then what is difference between attending a public high school versus a private high school? Both of these questions can be answered with one simple word, teachers.

The high school education system will be different wherever one lives, but that should not affect how much a student learns. High schools not only need to prepare us for college, but also for work outside of college. This is not the case in many places, however. When taking a look at the American and German high school education systems there are many differences and the outcomes are different because of those differences. The German high school education system is better because of how it is set up and the American high school education system is worse because it is not taken as seriously.