http://rparham2.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:35:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://rparham2.wordpress.com http://rparham2.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/ive-never-had-a-problem-with-public-schools/ http://rparham2.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/ive-never-had-a-problem-with-public-schools/#comments Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:35:46 +0000 rparham2 http://rparham2.wordpress.com/?p=4 ]]> I am not sure where the stigma of private high schools being better than public schools comes from.  Private schools cost more money, their education is not always better, most times they come with a strict religious belief, and often they do not have bussing available for all students, requiring parents to drive them to and from school.  Generally, getting something for free that you can also get by paying for it means that the free item is of lesser quality or value than the item that was paid for.  This could be part of the reason people think higher of private schools.  As for education, some private schools have better education than some public but that is not always the case.  Where high schools are concerned, it would be very important to check with the county of the high schools in question, public and private, and see what kind of graduation rates they have and grade levels upon graduation.

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