The Pros and Cons of Public School.

                Some people feel that the public school system does not adequately prepare students for the real world. This is often true because although it does give students the opportunity to socialize with other people, the way they will once they get out into the real world, the discipline is often not up to par with what it will be in college, and in the work place. A change that could be made is obvious; increase and improve discipline systems.

                 The problem most people see with homeschooling is the students don’t get the social skills that children in public school get. So a main advantage to public school is you get the right social skills which would help you in college, getting a job, and maintaining a career that you enjoy. Also, the right social skills will help students in making friends, resolving conflicts, and persuading people if they’re lawyers or salespeople. However, the problem with public school, is the disciplinary action taken against students is often minimum and can be persuaded by the students, parents, or the relationship between the student and teacher. The main thing is deadlines. Often, if a student doesn’t get in an assignment on time, the teacher is willing to give them more time if they can come up with a legitimate excuse. However, in the real world if something is late, you either get a zero, or fired if it’s in your job. Also, public school students often get away with much more than they should such as skipping classes, back talking, and doing things at the minimum. This will not get them very far once they get out of high school.

                This could easily be improved by cracking down on discipline in public schools. If they were to take it more seriously, public school could better prepare students for the real world. This is why I think Christian school is the best opportunity because it gives the student social opportunities and most Christian schools are more strict on discipline.

Ashlee Mattingly