Independent School League

students to their fullest capability. When we think about corruption in public schools, we think about schools in lower income areas such as Chicago Heights or any other major cities that are in the rougher areas of the city. The documentary focuses on those stereotypical schools for their setting. In the film Waiting for Superman created by Davis Guggenheim, the documentary exposes the overall fraudulency of the public school systems across the United States and uncovers the actual ways that certain

children reach the age to go to school is whether to send them to a private or public school. Some believe that private institutes do a better job of educating children because parents are paying out of pocket for their children’s education and that their children will be more sheltered from becoming influenced by other children. Therefore, they are more able to focus on their education and less distracted from the outside world. However most believe that public schools do a better job at educating

year, in eighth grade. I had gone to a private school with less than three hundred kids from grades k-8 from second grade to the end of seventh. It was a small school and it was very clicky. Everyone knew each other and whenever a student would leave, everyone would literally get mad at them, even the teachers. I think I’ve gotten my point across that the private school was not preparing me for real life. I made an independent decision to leave that school that had held the people who I considered family

together. Homeschooling is more cost effective than sending children to public schools. In my area for students who do not qualify for free or reduced lunch, the price for each school year, per child, is $423 based on a 180-day school year. School supplies aren’t cheap; according to the article Mommy Edition, schools usually send home a list of mandatory supplies that will be kept at the end of the year (2017). The cost of school pictures and year books can be anywhere between $25 and $100 per child. Then

The transition to high school can be overwhelming for any middle schooler and their parents, but when you add in the choice of which school, it can be quite a daunting task for anyone to take on without further research. Especially when the first and foremost decision involves going private or public. Although they bear some basic similarities, the differences between public and private high schools are quite pronounced. Firstly, you have to look at academics and how they compare to one another

tomorrow. There are great schools in the United States that provide students with every resource and support system a student could possibly need available to them. However, those schools generally come at a great cost to tax payers and the federal government. Contrastingly, there are schools that do not provide students with the resources they need in order to be successful, and students are not meeting grade level expectations generally due to the lack of support. Failing schools are failing students

about the importance of taking kids to public schools as opposed to private schools. Its title reads, “If you take your kid to private school, you are a bad person.” The article advances an opinion that public schools are better, and should be considered by parents. From the article, Benedikt (2013) acknowledges that education in public schools may take a long time to improve, but it will be worth it. She advances the reasoning that public schools are better just like private entities and parents

Throughout the years parents all over have asked themselves the same questions over and over again. Why is my kid misbehaving? How did my kid end up following the wrong path? And although there are many reasons why a student may misbehave in school, there are some facts out there that can prevent one from being a victim of bad behavior. For example, causes may vary from things such as ones financial situation, to things such as being surrounded with the wrong type of people. Whatever it may be, the

public and private school. Many people in today’s society believe it’s better to send their children to private schools rather than public schools. To most parents deciding which school system will be better is based on curriculum, class size, and most of all cost. It’s not an easy choice for parents to decide, but many parents feel their child is worth receiving the best education offered. The quality of teaching and the expectations of the students differ from the two schools. Advocates of private

state of East St. Louis. He describes in horrific detail, the condition that many school children from grades K-12 are forced to learn in. East St. Louis is one of the worst ghettos in Illinois, and Kozol goes into great detail about the multitude of problems facing the city and more importantly, the school children living there. The economy is too weak to pay for any type of necessity for the schools. Therefore, the school system is compromised. There is absolutely no money for proper