Private-vs-(私立和公办学校)

PrivatevsPublicSchools:What’stheDifference?↑

SewardSchool,Seattle,Washington

aChicagopublicschool

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EtonCollegeisaworld-famousBritishindependentschoolforboys,foundedin1440byKingHenryVI.

ItislocatedinEton,nearWindsorinEngland,northofWindsorCastle.

HarrowSchoolisaworld-famousall-boys’Britishindependentschool,foundedin1243.TheschoolislocatedinLondon.Introduction

toUKPreporIndependentSchools

TheeducationsystemintheUKhasbeendeeplyinfluencedbythesocialclassstructure.Thetraditionalviewwasthateducationwastheconcernofthefamily,withprivatetutorsbeingengagedtoteachthesonsofthenobility,andofthechurch.Laterschoolsweresetupbybishopstogiveinstructiontoprospectiveclergymen.

“PublicSchools”,drawingpupilsfromthemiddleandupperclasses.WellingtonCollege(apublicschool)inCrowthorne,Berkshire,

UKStJamesIndependentSchoolForBoys,Twickenham,London.Roughly6-7%ofchildrenintheUKattendindependentschools,ofwhichthereareover2200,andofwhichmostarefundedbyfeespaidbyparents.

Apreparatoryschool,orprepschoolintheUKisanindependentschooldesignedtoprepareastudentforfee-paying,secondaryindependentschool(publicschool).

MalsisPreparatorySchool•CrossHills•NorthYorkshire,UK

TraditionallyPrepSchoolsarefor8to13yearolds,whentheytakethe13+CommonEntranceexaminationforentryintoaPublicSchool.ManyPrepSchoolsnowrununtil11,andtheseniorschoolsfrom11.TheRoyalMasonicSchoolforGirls,Hertfordshire,UK

Thus,independentlyeducatedboyswilltypicallygotoapre-prepschoolfromages4/5to8,toaprepschoolfromage8to13,andtoapublicschool13toage18.Apreparatoryschoolforgirlswillusuallytakestudentsfromage5to11,andindependentschoolsforgirlsafterprepschoolwillusuallybeginatage11andcontinuetoage18.ThePhillipsAcademycampus,USA

IntheUS,AustraliaandCanada:aPublicSchoolisfundedfromtaxrevenueandmostcommonlyadministeredbygovernmentorlocalgovernmentagencies.

ButinBritain,aPublicSchoolisfundedbyfeespaidbyparents.CentralPublicSchool,1853,firstlargegradedpublicschoolinBritishNorthAmerica,CanadaParents’Concern:PublicSchoolvs.PrivateSchool?

Asaparent,you’realwayslookingoutforyourchildren,tryingtomakethebestdecisionsforthemandtheirfutures.Parentsoftenhavetoworkoutwhethertosendtheirchildrentoprivateschoolorkeeptheminpublicschool.CommunityHighSchool

AnnArbor,Michigan,USA

Usuallywhenconsideringprivateversuspublicschool,parentswillhavethefollowingfactorsinmind:1.Academicreputationandcollegepreparation2.SchoolsizeandClasssize3.Safetyreputation4.Specialprograms5.Costs6.Location7.ReligiousandMoralinstruction8.Ideology

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Academicreputation&collegepreparation

Academicreputation

playsabigrolewhenconsideringprivateversuspublicschools.Schoolsystemsvarygreatlyintheiracademicreputation.Unfortunatelyformostfamilies,childrenmustgotothepublicschoolthattheirhomeiszonedin.ManchesterGrammarSchool,OldHallLane,Manchester,builtinthe1870s

Privateschoolsusuallyhaveamorerigorousacademicreputation.Relatedtotheacademicreputationisthefocusoftheschooloncollegepreparation.ImperialCollegeEtonCollege

Throughthe6centuriesEtonhasbeeneducatingboys,muchhaschanged.Buttheessenceofschoollifehasremainedasdescribedinthemid-nineteenthcenturybyWilliamCory,anEtonMaster.Hewrote:“OurprimaryaimistoencourageeachEtoniantobeaself-confident,inquiring,tolerant,positiveyoungman,awell-roundedcharacterwithanindependentmind,anindividualwhorespectsthedifferencesofothers.

Bythetimeheleavestheschool,wewanteachboytohavethattruesenseofself-worthwhichwillenablehimtostandupforhimselfandforapurposegreaterthanhimself,and,indoingso,tobeofvaluetosociety.”ListsofFamousEtonians450famousOldEtonianshavebeencategorizedasfollows:

PrimeMinisters,OtherPoliticians,Diplomats,CivilServants,TheChurch,Martyrs,Saint,Royals,TheLaw,TheArmedServices,Science,Mathematics,Industry,Travellers&Explorers,Finance&ThePress,Sport,Art&Architecture,Music,Writers,Poets,Wits,Scholars,Dons,Schoolmasters,HistoriansofEton,Drama,Film,Radio,TVOtherOldEtoniansEighteenOldEtonianshavebeenPrimeMinisterofGreatBritain.Basically,whenaschoolgetstoobig,itcanbecomeburdensometoadminister.Studentsandprogramsmayfallintothecracks.Usually,thesmallertheclasssize,themoreattentioneachindividualstudentwillreceive.2.SchoolsizeandClasssizeSafetyatschoolandthegeneralschoolenvironmentisanotherfactorthatparentsusetodecidewhetherornottokeeptheirchildreninpublicschoolormovethemintoprivateschool.Manypublicschoolshaveperfectlysafeenvironments,yetinsomeschooldistricts,childrenmaybesaferinprivateschools.3.Safetyreputation

Specialprogramsimpactparentsintwodifferentways.Publicschoolshavearesponsibilitytoteachallstudents,andoftenhavespecialprogramsforchildrenwithspecialneeds(whetheracademicallyormentally).Privateschools,whilehavingspecialprogramsforgiftedstudents,willrarelyhaveprogramsforchildrenwithspecialneeds.4.SpecialPrograms

Cost

isanotherimportantfactorthatimpactsthedecision.Simplyput,privateschoolschargetuitionwhereaspublicschoolsareofferedfreeofcharge.Formanyparents,thisisthehardestfactorwithwhichtocometoterms.Themediantuitionforprivatedayschoolsin2005intheUSwascloseto$14,000forgrades1to3,$15,000forgrades6to8and$16,600forgrades9to12.Themediantuitionfortheirmemberboardingschoolswascloseto$29,000forgrades1to3,$32,000forgrades6to12.5.Costs

Locationisasimportantafactor.Forpublicschools,youarewithinthezoningdistrictofthepublicschoolyoudon’tneedtoworryaboutanything.Ifyouaren’t,you’llneedtoconsiderwhethertorelocateyourfamily.Forprivateschools,you’llneedtoconsiderifthelocationisfeasibleforyourfamily.Publicschoolsprovidetransportationtoandbackfromschools.Privateschoolsmayormaynot.6.Location

Afactorthatplaysalargeroleinparentsdecidingwhethertosendtheirchildrentopublicorprivateschooliswhetherornottheywantreligiousandormoralinstructiontoplayapartoftheirchildren’sacademicsetting.

7.ReligiousandMoralInstruction:Finally,formanyfamilies,afinalfactorthatimpactstheirdecision-makingprocessistheirideologyregardingprivateschoolsorpublicschools,classism,elitism,(高人一等的优越感)etc.Parentsarenotusuallyonthefence(抱观望态度)aboutthisfactor.8.Ideology

Bylaw,publicschoolsmusteducateallchildren,includingstudentswithspecialneeds.Privateschoolsareselective.Theyarenotobligatedtoaccepteverychild,andinmanyprivateschoolsadmissionisverycompetitive.Admissions:OtherFactors

Publicschoolsmustfollowallfederal,stateandlocallawsineducatingchildren.Privateschoolsarenotsubjecttoasmanystateandfederalregulationsaspublicschools.Theyarenotsubjecttothelimitationsofstateeducationbudgetsandhavemorefreedomindesigningcurriculumandinstruction.Governance:Curriculum:

Publicschoolsofferageneralprogram,designedforallchildren,whichusuallyincludesmath,English,reading,writing,science,music,art,history,andphysicaleducation.Inapublicschool,thesubstanceofwhatchildrenlearnismandatedbythestateandlearningismeasuredthroughstatestandardizedtests.CourseListingsinaprivateschool:Arabic,Art,Athletics,Biology,Chemistry

Chinese,ComputerScience

English,French,German,Greek

History&Soc.Sci.,Japanese,Latin,Mathematics,Music,

PhilosophyandReligiousStudies

Physics,Psychology,Russian,

InterdisciplinaryScience,Spanish,

Theatre&DanceTeachers:

Publicschools:Allteachersinapublicschoolareusuallystatecertifiedor,ataminimum,workingtowardcertification.Students:

Publicschools:Thechildrenatmostpublicschoolsusuallyreflectthecommunity.Studentsmaybesplitupbasedonabilityorinterests,butinmanypublicschools,thereisadiversityofstudentbackgrounds.

Privateschools:Thestudentpopulationataprivatescho