If you’re considering private education for your child and weighing the pros and cons, here are a four points to consider towards choosing a private education, such as a Christian private school:
Values
When you choose a private school, you can be certain of the values that the school teaches to the students. In the example above for a Christian school, parents can ensure that their children are being taught Christian values at school that reflect the same values that they are being taught at home.
Smaller Class Sizes
Private education usually means that the class sizes are significantly smaller, and more individual attention can be given to each student. Teachers know the students better and therefore know how the student learns better. Also, a smaller ship is quicker to start and stop – with a smaller class, to teach a concept can be much faster due to the fact that there are less students in the class that need to understand an elementary concept prior to moving on to an advanced concept. See this article for more on this topic: http://privateschool.about.com/od/choosingaschool/qt/sizematters.htm
Learning is Optimized due to Individualized Curriculum
In many private schools, there is individualized curriculum that the student follows at his or her own pace. This prevents the student’s productivity from being hindered by either moving too fast or too slow. The student can learn at the proper speed for each subject.
Staff is More Accountable to the Parents
In a private school, typically there is an environment in which the parent involvement is relatively high compared to public schools. For this reason, because private schools foster a culture of high parent involvement, there is a greater accountability to the parents on the part of the faculty.