when were you in elementary and high school.... PUBLIC or PRIVATE SCHOOL?

i went to a public school

I've been to private school. Since kindergarten. Personally, I find we learn much quicker. We were learning phonics the first day in kindergarten, reading in a few weeks. I agree, though. Some people are really stuck up, and some are just really nice.
In private schools, there's hardly any bullying and discrimination with race and age. Most kids get along and speak with each other 3 grades apart.

private school...

but i prefer to be in public school so that i can experience everything. because in private you are always in guard..:-) but in public, i think they can do almost everything without getting caught.

Okay, I put this one aside to answer when I had a little more time to do so.

I went to a privete first grade and then for a couple of years to a privete (Catholic) high school.

In the States, property taxes pay for public schools, so there is no tuition to attend them, and it is required to go to school - even home schooling has to get tests to prove they are learning at least on grade level.

Now, when I went to school, the public schools, because of the taxes, had some what better facilities then the privete ones did, but not by a whole lot. They did offer more courses, and is why I returned to public school after 2 years at the Catholic school, because I only had a few more corses I needed to graduate.

I went to the privete first grade, because in Texas you could not start public school until you were 6 and I was only 5 when all my friends were already 6 and going into first. So I went to the privete school so I'd be in the same grade the next year.

Now, remember I am 55 and segregation was just going away in the States when I was in school and the first time I ever went to classes with blacks was at the privete school, and also met and liked lots of hispanic people there too. Back in public school there was only 1 black student - the son of a teacher - and the hispanics kept to their own "kind" there. So the first time I ever went to a mixed race school was in privete school, and I didn't have a problem with it. In fact, I was once approched by another "white" student who asked why I was hanging out with those "Mexicans" - her words, not mine - I was just stunned. The race of my friends never mattered to me - just the interests - if we had simular interests, I was good with it.

I went to private schools on both elementary and high school. It won't matter to me if my parents enrolled me in a public school. I had to wear leather shoes back when i was in high school and my hair was too short. Nothing below my eyebrows and ears. We need to go to school so early and leave late. I think it's a lot stricter in private schools than public.

I didn't know how my parents afforded it but me and my brother used to study in a private school in elementary and highschool. I guess they went trhough a lot of financial hardships just to carry us through.

The lessons were hard and advanced, moral values were always instilled as it is a catholic school run by nuns, simplicity and frugality were always stressed. We couldn't wear jewelries, or dye our hair, or use colorful accessories. Cellphones are banned within the campus. It was hard but at least I knew it molded me into the person that I am now.

I always went to a public school. From kindergarten to high school.

My husband went to public school as well for most of his education. Though he did attend a private school for one school year, I think.

In our place the Private school and public school concepts are very different. Mainly all good quality schools are Private school. They obvious take very large amount of money.But public schools are mainly government school where ther eare very nominal charges. But few are good in quality a swell.

Hi friend,
When i was in kindergarden in a private school.After that i was shifted to
public and the central school.My studies completed in both my elementary and
high school only.My parents joined me in a public school and famous.Here students,
teachers all are helpful giving good guides to us.Tough competition will be their,
making good friends,peaceful and the best is good education in my school.

I've attended a private school both in my elementary and high school years. My mom has this idea that private school would provide me more opportunity to received quality teaching. Although, I personally believe that education depends on the student. If he is eager to learn, he would do everything to learn.