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Why Do Public Schools Need To Continue

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Why Public School Funding
Needs to Continue by:Ava Butts
I can understand why children want to come here, why parents want to send their kids here, but replacing public schools around the world with private schools is simply unrealistic. Have you ever thought about how much money you are spending each year, for multiple years to send your child to Acton? Have you thought about how much you could be saving if you just sent your child to public school? That could mean more vacations over spring break, summer break and winter break. Have you ever thought about how some families can't afford private school? What would they do if the world replaced all public schools with private schools? Their children would probably end up not attending school. Not only do you have to think about yourself when you decide if you are for or against public school funding, but you have to think about the community around you. …show more content…

Because public schools are required to accept all people, you child will most likely be in a class of all different kinds of people. Since your child will be exposed to all sorts of different people, they will have an opportunity to learn about different cultures and families with different levels of income. They also might have an opportunity to work with kids that have mental and or physical disabilities, this can teach them to be more open-minded and accepting.

Public schools might also be a better option for your child if they are hoping to be able to attend a course in technology or art because the school has a specialized class designed to teach them that. On an extracurricular activity standpoint, public schools tend to have better sports teams that are more likely to get recognized by higher ranked colleges because of the previous year's and previous players. They also tend to have more after school clubs so more kids can get

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