Schools And Schools...

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Is private education easier than public school education? And in this case, I’m talking about the tertiary institution. There are so many things in private schools that are seriously lacking in public schools, and in the same way, there are things in public schools that are lacking in the private sector as well.

It ranges from infrastructure to policies and even networking. It’s as if each individual kind of school has its battles that it’s fighting and as such has its limits to what it can do and what it can tolerate from the students. Everyone who has gone to either a public or a private higher institution will tell you some number of things that they loved about their school and the ones that they didn’t love. That’s just the way it is.

One of the major differences between private school and public is that the public is majorly owned by the government. All the staff and the infrastructure are kept there by the government and it’s run by the taxpayer’s money and as such, they’re supposed to be non-profit. Even when the students pay school fees, it doesn’t really do much because the government will still have to pump in some money for them.

On the other hand, the private school is run by individuals or companies. It’s purely a business venture and everything that the owners do would be geared to getting as much students as they can handle to come to their school. Private schools are known to be strict when it comes to their rules. They decide the kind of gadgets that you own, they decide where you live, they tell you what to eat and what you get to wear.

They do their best to reduce the number of distractions that will come your way, and then, they will most likely have lecturers who genuinely care about the students and who are teaching for the love of it and not for the fat paycheck. To an extent, they care about their students. But then, why won’t they care? After all, so many bigwigs will send their kids there to school, not caring would definitely be bad for business.

Public schools on the other hand are built differently. No one cares about you, that’s the simple answer. The school has rules about dressing, but stubborn students can easily circumvent them. The school doesn’t care if you pass all your courses or if you fail them, all they know is that at the end of the semester, you’re getting what you worked for. No lecturer will try to get you to pick up the pace and take your life seriously. If you’re not ready to do that yourself, you’re only digging a hole for yourself.

The distractions in public schools are insane and you’re free to go after every one of them. No one will stop you from joining cultists, no one will stop you from partying and being carefree, and no one will force you to study and burn the midnight candles. It’s all up to you. You have to decide for yourself.

But then, public schools has more opportunities. So many people found their talents and their callings while in tertiary institutions. Some people’s rise to stardom started when they got to their schools and embraced their talents, some learned what it meant to be a business oriented individual only after school drained their finances and forced them to look inward. And then, the system was also helpful for many in getting the kind of grades that they wanted.

There are so many differences and similarities, but I guess what matters in the end is that they both want the same thing for their students. Now, I didn’t go to a private school, so I don’t really know much about the system, if you do, you can educate me, I wouldn’t mind. However, I think it’s safe to say that one is not better than the other, they just have what makes them each shine.

Until you begin to consider the strike actions… then maybe, private schools may be a tiny itsie bit better.

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_{Thank you for reading. Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below, I would love to know what you’re thinking. Till we meet in the next post.}

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