Essays Tagged: "Private Schools"

Private Education in relation to book: 'Private schools: Essential or undemocratic' by Nelson, J.L., Carlson, K., & Palonsky, S.B.

ked it thought it was well written, thoroughNelson, J.L., Carlson, K., & Palonsky, S.B. (1993). Private schools: Essential orundemocratic. In Critical issues in education (pp. 63-78). New York: Mc ... ucation (pp. 63-78). New York: McGraw-Hill,Inc.The first position of chapter three is supportive of private schools. This positionfeels that private schools prevent the public schools from having a to ...

(2 pages) 89 0 4.2 Sep/1995

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Choosing the Foundation for Education: Debate in Schooling Comparision of Public vs. Private schooling.

and wants, not only focusing on the teaching of the mind. While public schools are free (Ramasamy), private schools may offer a more artistic approach to schooling, thus enlarging the opportunity to t ... enlarging the opportunity to think independently. The debate of which school is better, public vs. private, is a continuous issue. There is an abundant amount of differences between these schools, an ...

(5 pages) 331 1 4.8 Apr/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Washington Irving

f the short story in American literary form.Irving was born in New York City, Irving studied law at private schools. After serving in several law offices and traveling in Europe for his health from 18 ...

(3 pages) 93 1 5.0 Feb/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Edgar Allen Poe and a look at "The Raven"

where he wasadopted by John and Fanny Allen. Poe then at age six moved to England where heattended private schools.As a teen Poe was very gifted in foreign language. He wrote some of hisearly works i ...

(7 pages) 278 1 4.6 Apr/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Edgar Allan Poe

The use of School uniforms in America. A continuing debate

urrently in America an on going debate continues regarding a uniform policy suggested to public and private schools. This develops into a controversial issue because valid argument exist on both sides ...

(2 pages) 156 1 4.7 Mar/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Public vs. Private Schools - Which is Best for a Child

iety. Because education is so important, what kind of education is best? Whether or not a public or private school is best may be an issue worth addressing. The debate over which is better is a battle ... ay be an issue worth addressing. The debate over which is better is a battle that has gone on since private schools were first introduced as an alternative. It seems most people are of the opinion tha ...

(8 pages) 398 0 4.8 Nov/1994

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Edgar allan poe bio...its really good

ther, John and Frances Allan (Edgar was never legally adopted by the Allan's) Edgar was schooled at private schools, doing very well in his study's. He was also an athletic child, a good swimmer and s ...

(4 pages) 180 2 4.5 Feb/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

School vouchers

mphasis on improving public education in the United States has been growing for years. Legislators, privately owned companies, school boards and community organizations are trying to come up with inte ... h would provide financial-aid for families not financially able to pay for their children to attend private schools. Vouchers are only available to the students who need certain guidelines and rarely ...

(3 pages) 190 2 4.5 Feb/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

This essay is about Prayer in Schools. It covers the two controvercial sides of public schools vs. private schools.

llowance of prayer in schools. The controversy is more widely seen among public schools rather than private schools, because historically private religiously based schools provide instruction with an ... chools, the individual rights of the students are unconstitutional after and protected more so than private schools, with the issue of prayer. Students who attend private schools, that feel their righ ...

(9 pages) 299 0 4.5 Mar/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Public Schools vs. private Schools its a contrast essay 6 paragraphs topic 4 body and aconclusion

Public Schools vs. Private SchoolsPublic or private? That is the question. One important thing to keep in mind when det ... he differences between them can help with thedecision on which kind of school to choose. Public and private schools are different in funding and their learning environment.Public and private schools h ... the most common way of funding is through local sales taxes and from the communities property taxes.Private schools, however, are not supported by money from the government. The main way they receive ...

(2 pages) 421 8 3.1 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Comparative Essays

This is an essay I wrote for a porfessional ethics class about home schooling and its effects on childrens social behavior.

ducation of children, parents usually enroll their children in mainstream schools and in some cases private schools. However, there are a growing number of parents who feel they can offer their childr ... wing number of parents who feel they can offer their children a better education than the public or private school systems. These parents are joining the growing trend of families who have opted to ho ...

(3 pages) 70 1 4.3 Oct/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

The rising costs of tuition in New York Universities.

for American families. Over the past twenty years, tuition has more than doubled at both public and private schools. An affordable higher education is important for students and is a necessity to have ... o students and schools is adequate by drawing on survey data I accumulated for this assignment.Many private schools can use their endowments to offset costs and lower tuition. From the student's persp ...

(5 pages) 108 0 4.5 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

School Choice: Public Education vs. Home School.

imated that parents are nowteaching over two million children at home, rather than in public or evenprivate schools.Education in our public schools has been on the down slope for over twentyyears now. ...

(5 pages) 177 1 4.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Education in Canada.

ts of ten provincial and three territorial systems, including public schools, separate schools, and private schools. Children are required by law to attend school from the age of 6 or 7 until they are ... law to attend school from the age of 6 or 7 until they are 15 or 16. To make this possible, all non-private education through secondary school is publicly funded. In Quebec, general and vocational col ...

(5 pages) 120 0 4.2 Jan/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

This is information on Puerto Rico

andatory between the ages of 6 and 17, and literacy is 90%. With over 1500 public schools, over 500 private schools, and over 50 colleges, we rank 6th in the world for students continuing to college.T ...

(1 pages) 81 0 3.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Public School vs. Private School By: Tan Ly

going through without a good quality education a person will be left behind. Even though public and private schools are separate institutions, they have to follow certain guidelines so there are a lot ... ree time. This also help keeps children out of trouble from and gangs.The most important thing that private school have to offer are the high standards that they set. With the majority of the students ...

(3 pages) 264 1 4.3 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Comparative Essays

Should private schools receive federal and state tax money?

There are thousands of private schools in America. All of these schools charge a lot of tuition because they do not get mat ... ent elite students to feed back into the society and the United States. Based on the reasons above, private schools should receive federal and state tax money. The following reasons will support my op ... ollowing reasons will support my opinion as well.First of all, the parents of students who study in private schools; for example, a school like USC, also pay their taxes to the federal and state gover ...

(2 pages) 59 1 4.0 May/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Public School Uniforms: First Step Toward Fascism?

If public school students had one thing over their private school counterparts it's about to change. That's right: not only are public schools notoriou ... esources but now some of them are adopting what has always been most dreaded by the youth attending private schools: school uniforms.The very idea seems a bit strange. Agonizing over what to wear to s ... mic achievement. Brunsma and Rockquemore also found in looking at students wearing uniforms in both private and public schools, that uniforms didn't do much to increase school pride.Given the lack of ...

(5 pages) 97 0 4.4 May/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Human Rights

ADD vs. Short Attention Span

CX. CX requires a lot of proof and facts. Many people dislike this, such as debate coaches at small private schools in Waco, Texas. Waco is often said to be the place of the Branch Dividian incident. ...

(4 pages) 91 10 4.8 Aug/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Winston Churchill

ed his father's culinary behavior with some rather caustic judgments of the food at English public (private) schools.Meanwhile, Lord Randolph Churchill's withdrawal from public life proved unpermanent ...

(4 pages) 37 0 5.0 Sep/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History