Facilities: Many public school facilities are impressive others are mediocre. The same is true of private schools. In the public school system‚ the twin engines of political support and economic revenue base are critical. In private schools the ability to attract endowments and other forms of financial support are just as critical. Private school facilities reflect the success of the school’s development team and that of the school to continue to generate alumni support. Some private K-12 schools have facilities
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Should the Study of Creationism be Permitted to be Taught in Public Schools? Being the United States of America‚ people say this is supposed to be “The Land of the Free‚” but why is there are rules on what should be allowed to be taught in the public school system? According to the United States Constitution‚ here in America we have the right to practice any religion that is best suited for what we believe in. Clearly this means that any man‚ woman‚ or child could worship what they seem fit for
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Comparing Public and Private School Education There are many similarities and differences between private schools and public schools. One of the similarities is that they both have athletic programs. One of the differences is that private schools have to wear uniforms and public schools do not. Private schools and public schools are the same in many ways but they are also different. Private schools and public schools share many similarities. One thing that they share is that they both have
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wrong with schools? There is a lot wrong with schools‚ and easier question these days is‚ What’s right with schools? Sadly the list would be shorter. The public school system in America today is sadly lacking‚ not just in the field of academic achievement. Children are‚ in effect‚ risking their lives by attending school. Critical attacks from disturbed students are spreading like a plague. Every year‚ there is increase in the number of students who give up education after high school and start
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Culture Wars: Prayer in Public Schools Prayer in public schools has been a contentious battle between the pro-prayer camp and the no-prayer camp and one of the chief battles in the culture wars in the 1980s. Ronald Reagan promised to reinstate school prayer during his campaign for his second term as President of the United States. In a radio address in February of 1984 Reagan states‚ “But now we’re told our children have no right to pray in school. Nonsense. The pendulum has swung too far toward
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History of Curriculum Changes in Public Schools The curriculum of the public school system in America has transformed greatly over time. Its original roots that branch from early Puritan schools where the Bible was taught to where education was offered only to the privileged. Most schools had an educational system based on religious teaching methods. The government became involved‚ and developed an unconstitutional clause known as the separation of church and state. Schools were no longer simply based
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The Need for Sex Education in Public Schools ENG 105 The Need for Sex Education in Public Schools In today’s economic situation and with the cost of medical bills on the rise‚ it makes since to focus on sex education in the school system. In the United States teen pregnancy rates and STD rates continue to lead the way with the highest numbers in the developed world‚ more than twice as high as rates in other countries. According to the Guttmacher Institute in the article “Facts on
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Creationism and Public Schools The issue of whether creationism should be taught in public schools‚ rather than evolution‚ is a new one. It has only been in the past fifty years that it has even been in debate. Public school science classes‚ when discussing the origins of life on Earth‚ coincided with Sunday school classes. Students learned that the Earth‚ universe and everything else was created in seven days‚ by God‚ as stated in the Old Testament. It was not until recently with the rise
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the center of many court cases in the Supreme Court linked to public schools. The public school setting has always been a major area of controversy concerning the separation of church and state. Albeit with some exceptions‚ the separation of church and state should not take place in public schools. The freedom of religious expression is already limited‚ and if the separation of church and state happens to take place in public schools throughout the US‚ the government would teeter on the brink of
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Being a public school teacher is certainly one of the most challenging careers‚ but it is absolutely the most important profession there is. After all‚ without teachers‚ there wouldn’t be any other professions! As a teacher‚ you create the foundation for your students upon which they will build the rest of their lives. You are not only influencing the future of your own students‚ but you are affecting the collective future of all of humanity for generations to come. You may not be able to see
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