Draft

The end of the 2010-2011 school year is close and although many seniors at Eastview High School already have their plans for next year, many Juniors don’t. This is the beginning for them, where they will start to look at colleges or after school options. But, for those who are continuing their education after high school, the biggest question becomes, where? No longer are we herded like cows to the school our house falls in; now we get a choice. For many this is one of the hardest questions to answer. However, let’s focus on one problem that many students have to face, a private or public school.   Although there are benefits to both kinds of schools, there are also downfalls. Private school can be nicer food wise and up keep wise. However, do they really provide a better education? Or are they just glitzing up their school to create an illusion of spending more money on a private school will give you a better experience and education.   Then again, public schools are not always as nice as private schools are. But, the fact that you can go to a public school for a fraction of the cost of the private school really helps in the end. Norbert Dziekan likes to think of it as, “You go to school to get an education, to get a better job. You do not go to school to be in debt the rest of your life. Going to college is an experience but you still want to be able to live your life after that.”   The truth is college only lasts for a little while, then after that you spend the rest of your life in a career that you have studied for and paying off old loans. After college there are going to be new expenses, and if our debt is so high from college it could haunt us.   So, even though it seems far away, when those juniors graduate they will have to make an important decision. Choosing a private school will provide an experience but with an un foreseen cost. So start thinking about the future, after college. Picking a public school can still give the experience of college life, but with a smaller cost for an education, and that’s smart.