| Another continuing battle in the world of education and | | | | school is based on the attendance of that school. If |
| politics is public versus private education. The | | | | that majority of students in the area go to private |
| arguments for and against each are compelling. This is | | | | schools then the attendance at public schools drops |
| another one of those debates where there is no | | | | which causes a drop in their funding. This doesn't just |
| winner or loser, right or wrong, though there are those | | | | affect the school system itself but the community as |
| who disagree. We'll present each side of the argument | | | | well. The less money the schools get, the less money |
| without taking one side or the other. | | | | the community gets. What then happens is that the |
| The obvious arguments for a private education is the | | | | children who go to the public schools don't get the |
| quality of that education itself, or at least so the | | | | education that they are entitled to because they don't |
| supporters say. Supposedly, a child who goes to a | | | | have enough money. |
| private school gets better teachers, newer books, | | | | This leaves the parents of the child about to attend |
| individualized attention, smaller classes and the so | | | | school with a difficult decision to make and that's only if |
| called better class of person to share his pencil case | | | | they are even aware of this problem. And that is |
| with. The person who goes to a private school doesn't | | | | where the problem itself begins. Parents are not |
| have to worry about being picked on by bullies. Private | | | | informed. They think that sending their children to |
| schools are simply the ideal utopia for your young child. | | | | private schools doesn't affect them any more than |
| The arguments for public education are not as obvious, | | | | just the money they have to pay for their education |
| especially with all the bad press that most public | | | | itself. In the process of doing this they are taking |
| schools get. But one thing that most people don't | | | | money away from their community and ultimately |
| realize about public schools that is not true about | | | | lowering the standard of living in the community. |
| private schools is that a teacher must be certified by | | | | For everything in life there is always a trade off. The |
| the local educational association. This is not true about | | | | debate between public and private education will |
| private schools. So while the general theory is that you | | | | continue, with both sides fighting hard to get their share |
| will get a better quality of teacher in a private school | | | | of the pie; public schools fighting for more funding and |
| simply because of the nature of the school itself, this is | | | | private schools fighting for vouchers so that more kids |
| not necessarily true. | | | | can afford to go to private schools. The truth is, until |
| But the biggest argument for public education really | | | | these two institutions can find a way to coexist with |
| comes down to money and the community. | | | | each other, there will be no winner in this war. |
| Unfortunately, the money that is allocated to a public | | | | |