| parm104 | 03-25-2012 05:32 PM |
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Originally Posted by bballguy
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I took Math 11 at a public school one summer to get ahead. I finished with a grade of 90%. I went back to my private school and they insisted that I take it again with them. Eventually, I gave in and decided to take it again; I got 70% doing it the 2nd time around at my private school. Some of the reason why was obviously because I didn't put as much effort the 2nd time around, knowing I had already gotten 90%, but most of the reason why was because the material was a lot more advanced.
It's a lot tougher to ace the material at private schools than it is at public schools, simply because the material is far more advanced at private schools. The provincial exams, on the other hand, seemed like jokes compared to the advanced material that we had actually learned. Universities that are taking applicants know this and therefore, your lower marks at private school do not hurt you. I had very mediocre marks (maybe even less than mediocre) at my private school, but got accepted everywhere I had applied, even when my marks were below the expected cut-off.
Another thing that has been left unsaid about private schools is that academics is only a portion of what you get taught. Respect, personal integrity, moral character, responsibility, leadership, and the importance of community service are just a few other things that students will learn if attending a good private school.
| Same thing happened to me....Challenge a course in public school, get a 97%, go back to private school, getting 70's to 80's....
Needless to say, I don't regret a single day of being in private school. Every school has its pros and cons but the kids at my school, for the most part, understood morals, had character, took leadership and helped the community.
At my school, we followed the 3 T's. Truth, tolerance and tobacco (no smoking.) We didn't have any locks on our lockers and yet we managed not to get our property stolen. The teachers had respect for the students and vice versa.
The majority of the kids from my grade are doing something productive in their lives. Majority of them are university graduates, a little more than a handful are simply in the job field but are still doing something worthwhile that they enjoy. We're still in touch with all our friends, our school was small and close-knit and there wasn't a single person in the entire school who's name I did not know.
My graduating class had 63 kids in it, in total. Mind you, that means there 20-23 kids in each classroom at a time (grade was split into 3 groups for every class.)
Private school isn't all about the education, although you do get tougher curriculum that challenges students and they set higher goals making the provincial standards look like a child's play. But in addition, I never experienced any racism, bullying or discrimination. It was a positive environment to learn and be around so we can grow as students.
PS, Southridge FTW. | 