Why choose a private school ....

byMMcConnell

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11 years ago

One may wonder how the benefits of sending your child to a private school outweighs the initial costs of the education?

A private or independent school is independent in two critical ways:

Independent in governance - schools are governed by a board of directors

Independent in finance - schools charge tuition and raise money to operate as apposed to being supported by the government

It is the independence of private schools that offers four freedoms that strengthens your choice:

To define their own mission (why they exist, whom they serve)

The freedom to regulate admission (admitting students who will benefit from the schools mission)

The freedom to define teachers credentials

The freedom to teach what the teacher decides what is important (free from government curricular and textbook mandates).

Research has shown that new families who choose independent schools perceive that the quality of education is exceptional and the moral climate to be appropriate.

The typical independent school often has more diversity (racially, ethically and socio-economically).

Independent school students come from all LSM groups and one in every three students is supported by financial aid.

Parents now have the choice to choose important benefits for their children

Children's safety

Class size

Class discipline

Religious education

Greater sense of community

The above helps parents make informed choices regarding their children's future.

Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education - Martin Luther King, Jr