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My Experience At Mckinny High School

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My expectations and outcomes differed heavily in the beginning of my sophomore year of high school, after I had transferred from Bishop McKinney High School a prestigious private school, to George Park a common public school. While at McKinney, I had access to so many things, but I realized I had to do a lot of things alone. I have been enrolled in public schools from elementary through middle school and that is where I made a personal connection with fellow classmates and the faculty and staff. At first, I expected George Park to be disorderly and disreputable, but instead I was astounded by its credentials and diversity, being as it was a public High school. I was content with my overall experience at George Park. The school not only helped …show more content…

The region, students, teachers, classrooms and subjects all factor into the integrity of a good school. For both George Park and McKinney what I was most concerned about was my education. When I first attended Bishop McKinney my expectations were met, it was like going to college, and paying for it, but it’s understandable because you have to pay for quality. There were classrooms with all the latest teaching equipment, nice sporting venues, a nice church, gourmet lunches and distinguished uniforms. At George Park a majority of things were outdated, from school supplies like textbooks and classrooms to venues like the school building and fields.
Private schools must generate their own funding, which typically comes from a variety of sources: tuition; private grants; and fundraising from parents, alumni, and other community members. Public schools main source of income is government …show more content…

Certification ensures that a teacher has gone through the training required by the state, which includes student teaching and course work. Teachers in private schools may not be required to have certification. Instead, they often have subject-area expertise and an undergraduate or graduate degree in the subject they teach.
The students there were pretentious, everybody thought they were better than everyone else from the classroom to sports, and everyone was in a clique, so if you don’t belong you would easily find yourself ostracized; but at George Park everyone knows everyone, were like one big family. A majority of students attended elementary school and middle school together.
A private education is usually out of reach for poorer students, which means that it's less likely to introduce your child to children of various races and socioeconomic backgrounds. Private schools, by their very definition, are selective. They are not obligated to accept every child, so getting admitted may involve in-depth applications with multiple interviews, essays, and

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