From LiveJournal "writers block"

How do you feel about public versus private schooling?

If it gets the "job" done, it really doesn't matter to me where you were schooled. It also depends on the level. I have never been to a private institution, so I cannot properly judge this. I have a friend who went to a Catholic(?) school for K-8 and she is now at a private college, and she's a great person. The reason for this is because she is one of those people who doesn't just ACCEPT what people tell her is true. This could be dangerous for people who do not question anything they're told. There was also a case in elementary school where this girl was new to my class from a Catholic school, and she did not know how many feet were in a yard as a 6th grader!?

Basically, if I was going to spend the money on sending my child to a private school, I would be very involved to make sure they were getting the "better" quality of schooling that I would expect for the money I'm shelling out. I do not understand spending that kind of money for something that is equal, and possibly worse, compared to a public education.

I don't think it matters where someone goes to school, what really matters is how the individual feels at a particular place. I would not personally send my child to a private school, unless they made that choice on their own. I do not think there is anything superior about private schools compared to public school, until the class sizes in a public school make it hard for a student to get proper help if they actively look for help but are not getting it.