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| Framing Our Children's Future |
Private Advantage
05/03/2004
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Independent private school students, in general,
participate more and achieve more than their counterparts at public schools, in
both academics and the arts. These students travel more, attend concerts and
exhibitions more often, and study languages earlier and longer. The National
Educational Longitudinal Study, conducted by the U.S. Department of Education,
has found that larger percentages of students in independent schools are
enrolled in advanced courses than those in public, parochial, and other private
schools, and that independent private school students do twice as much homework,
watch only two-thirds as much television and are significantly more likely to
participate in varsity or intramural sports.
Indeed, they seem to be happier:
More are likely to agree that students and teachers get along well at their
school, that the discipline is fair, and that the quality of the instruction is
good.
Private school students are more likely than public school students to
volunteer for community service. According to the Council for American Private
Education, 42 percent of private schools require pupils to participate in
community service, far higher than the 17 percent figure recorded for public
schools. Back to main article: "Framing Our Children's Future"
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