An Informed Decision: Public Vs. Private Seducation

Parents raising young children are faced with many crucial decisions during the developmental years of their childпїЅs life. As the child nears the age of five, the parent or parents must begin to contemplate one of the toughest and most important decisions in the childпїЅs life: The question of пїЅWhere will our child go to school?пїЅ In todayпїЅs society, many children are raised in single-parent homes or in homes with two working parents. The option of home-schooling, sometimes, is just not practical. The parents must then decide whether their child would benefit more from a public school learning environment or if a greater education can be achieved at a private institution. Both environments have much to offer the minds of young learners, but a parentпїЅs goal is to choose the school that best meets the needs of the student. In order to make an informed decision, a parent should weigh several factors: cost, school and class size, safety, academic reputation, and religious affiliation.

Money is a concern for most average American families and can weigh heavily on the decision between private and public schooling. Private schools do not receive funding from tax revenue.