Private School Vs Public School

Private and public education is different in many ways such as their performance, enrollment, and the overall education taught but yet they have somewhat similar teachers. Students' performance in public and private schools differ a lot. Private schools often have better grades and test scores.

Parents often wonder how to start off their children’s education. Depending on ones religion or beliefs, a private or public school is a choice most parents face. Of course, each school offers it’s own pros and con’s, the choice is simple. Public schools offer the best well rounding of a student.

While being enrolled in a public school, students are faced with real outside world problems and different challenges that differ in comparison to a private school student. They are with a different blend of students each year and also introduced to the latest technology faster. While, a public school, the money is offered to them by the state easier then having donations like a private school. Whereas, mandy private schools are small in population, public schools usually have a larger number of students resulting in a great diversity. Ones child will most likely be with the same students throughout their educational years. Classes aren’t as big and varied like classes at public schools.

While in a public school, children view the wide spread cultures and human beings that make up today’s American society. Public schools have a wider variety of classes, which give students an opportunity to choose the classes the want. These classes allow students to pursue a career from the knowledge they have obtained. For example, one might take a business class, which could lead to a career in the business industry. On the other hand, in private schools they only provide the necessary classes required by the state.

But how do parents decide which private school is the best for their child? Parents consider many factors when choosing the right private school. They look at many factors such as the type of private school, class settings, academic curriculum, administration, accreditation and vouchers. With a private school education, the amount you have to pay is usually well worth it. Public schools offer diversity. Here students can find people who are just like them and can associate better. Wherever you live, you have to send your child to the closest school. There’s no choice on what public school you can send your child to, whereas for private schools you can pick to send your child there. It’s not an easy choice for parents to decide, but many factors point toward a guarantee that a good education would be achieved, which is most important.

In general, private schools are more focused and dedicated to the education of children. Teachers in private schools often earn more and can be more dedicated when working with parents who are as equally dedicated to their children. Your school is an investment in your child’s future and not a decision to be made lightly. In public schools, students are inclined to misbehave because they feel that teachers don’t care about them. Anyways, they go in thinking that they can do whatever they want to.

The importance of a good education has increased in value, and parents are searching for the best possible school for their child in preparation for college. Many believe the most opportune way for their child to succeed in studies is by attending a private school. On the other hand, another group of parents thinks that public schools are the better route. Nevertheless, public schools have been proven to be more successful in the education of a maturing child.

Difficult Decision

A situation that I had to overcome by choosing a difficult decision was when I had to try out for the tennis team at Alameda High School. My friend and I had to try out for the last spot which was playing for singles number four. Knowing that I had to go against my friend made me really nervous because I wasn’t prepared nor thought that I had to play against my friend when there was many others that were trying out for the same spot as well. At that moment, I had to think fast on what to do because I only had five minutes of break then I had to start the match with her. Deciding my next move was a very tough decision but I go with an answer as soon as possible. I was left with two options to choose from; I either could lose to her so she can get the spot and we could still maintain our friendship, or I could win her but our friendship would probably end right there. Thinking about it got me even more nervous, which will make me play bad.

On the last minute, I came up with my decision. I decided that I would give it my best during the match and win the spot with my own ability. I chose this decision because I wanted the spot as much as her and I thought that we both should play our best especially since we’re friends. I know that if I just purposely lose to her so she can get the spot, she probably wouldn’t feel happy about it. My conscience guided me through this decision and I trusted it. So the game started and I kept my mind off of thinking about that and just gave it all my best.

The game started by Love all. I served first because my friend chose one side of the court. I won the first game because she missed my hit. So the scored was 15/Love. I kept serving until I missed her hit. The scored was 30/Love. I still need one more point to switch sides because the scored is an odd number. After that I got that point, we switch sides and it's her turn to serve it to me. We played it until whoever wins the game. I kept winning her so the scored was 4:0. After that, I served and she returned all the balls back to me. I missed some of them and she wins the game. The scored was 4:1. After for a while, I won the first set and we have to play a second set. On the second set, it was kind of interesting because we were trying our best. She got higher games than me. There are 6 games in one set and you have to win by two games. Then I told myself that I have to win in order to get that spot. So I tried really hard and catch up with her. We almost got tied but the scored was 6:4.

We both had great sportsmanship because in between breaks, we would tell each other to do our best and good luck. Our comments towards each other gave us both comfort and no worries about the results. After we finished our game, we shook hands. The result was that I beat her and I got the spot and she went up to me and congratulated me with a smile.

After the tryouts, my friend and I went to go get a bite and while we were walking, I told her that before the match began I got really nervous. She responded saying that I shouldn’t have got nervous because this world is all about competition. Without competition, people wouldn’t strive for the best. Also, without pressure, the best skills that a person has will not come out of themselves. I felt much relieved after what she had said to me. I also felt really happy that my conscience led me to pick the right decision. I told my friend that if the same situation happens between us again, we should promise each other we both will try our best and no matter what happens, nothing will affect our friendship. If we do go against each other and one of us won, then we shall congratulate them and face the fact that they deserved the spot with their own ability.

Is success in life earned or do people succeed because they are lucky?

I think success in life is earned because you have so much opportunity. However, some people doesn't make it before they succeed in whatever they aim for and some lack motivation, this probably have to do with luck as well. Success in life is earned because you can get a good reputation and someone will write you a good reference letter. Knowledge is power and leads to success. Also obtained through constant work.

There are some basic reasons why some people succeed later in life. First of all, they have a strong desire to succeed and a plan. A successful person outlines and plans their time; every year, month, week, day, and hour. They know where they are going. Second, they have a belief in themselves. Belief is so powerful that it can overcome almost any obstacle. Third, they are teachable and are willing to continually learn. Herbert Hoover said, "The wise man learns from experience. The super wise man learns from the experience of others." Top people read books, listen to tapes and CDs on achievement, attend seminars, and talk with the successful people to obtain ideas that will help them to be better. Fourth, they show enthusiasm and find ways to stay motivated. Fifth, they work hard and smart. They also have fun doing it because they have desire, belief, and enthusiasm.

People are not born successful, they are born with the potential to become successful. Success is possible for anyone who is willing to achieve it. There are many people who want success, but there is a huge difference between wanting-to and willing-to. People earned it by climbing the mountain and utilize the same process others have used to achieve. Success happens not by chance, but because you were given a chance and took advantage of it.

I'm going to talk about this week because I can't think of anything right now and also it's been great til now. On Monday, I had a chemistry quiz and it was easy and confusing. On Tuesday, the whole entire day I was really busy because in the morning, I had to take this AMC test for math. I have to take that test because I want to take an experience and try to solve the word problems out. When I took that test, it was extremely difficult because it was confusing and hard. The test only have 25 questions to answers but when I went to the cafeteria, I saw a lot of intelligence people taking it too. I bet they are going to get a really high scores on it. It took like the first block period. After that, I just walk around with my friends because we still have 5 minutes until the bell rings. So we decided to walk around and it finally rang. So we have to go to second period for math.

In math, we really didn't go that much things because yesterday I finished the classwork that was supposed to be collected. So in that class, I just sit and talk to people that are finished with everything. Sitting there and talking was an interesting conversation because we talked a lot about different topics. Somehow, they just talked about swimming. They said swimming was fun and relaxing. After that period, we have a 10 minutes break to hang out or talk to other people when you walk pass by people. In fifth period, it's also a free period because we're going to the lab today and also we can do whatever we want. Some people works on their blogs or rough drafts for the questions that are due on Thursday. Well for me, I just read people's blog and just think of what I'm going to write about.

In sixth period, we have a vocabulary quiz on Spanish and the day after today, we have a test on the entire thing. I think it's going to be easy because the vocabularies are pretty easy, you just need to know what the Spanish means. After school, there's a tryout for badminton, I am going to tryout because badminton is fun. I hope we can make it in but I think it's not going to be easy. It's not easy because everyone has to tryout including the varsity people. So basically, we had to play all of them. It's going to be fun and you can watch people playing against themselves. After the badminton tryout, I have to get my scores for Mock SAT and I think I did not do that well. It's going to be really late because you only can get the scores at 6:30pm-7:30pm.

Is happiness something over which people have no control, or can people choose to be happy?

Happiness is something that means different things to different people. Overall it seems that happiness is influenced by the way we choose to think about ourselves, our place in the world, and the world around us and how we act in the world. That differentiates the happy people from the less happy people. For example, for one person it may mean being in a relationship whereas for someone else it may mean feeling you have the ability to handle whatever life throws at you.

Also, happiness is something that needs to be worked for and only you know what makes you happy. You can choose to control how and when you achieve happiness or you can wait and never gain it. We can choose to be happy by accepting our daily life as it comes, as it is. We just have to learn how to deal with it by adding a little bit of "hope and faith" that better days will come.

To reach happiness is to know first what it is. Depends on you, if you are stuck in a really bad situation or messed up, you can always try to look for happiness in the moment. Remember, happy moments long a very short time. Enjoy them and don't take advantage of it.

You can see that you have some control over your happiness. Even though a certain proportion of your happiness is beyond out of your hands, is determined by genetics and by circumstances. You can increase your happiness level by focusing on those areas in your life that you can control.

You might choose to control your attitude, the way you choose to interpret situations, and the way you think about yourself. If you think about this, and the fact that it could be accountable for around 40% of your happiness, this could take a big difference in your life.