Many parents struggle over the important choice to either send their children to private boarding school or public school. However, many parents are faced with the dilemma of choosing between catholic schools and public schools. Some people think that parents should choose public school over any non-profit educational organization, especially catholic education settings. They insist that public schools offer a lot more to children and have better reputation then Catholic institutions. What’s more, these institutions cost a small fortune and do not provide a good education. Jerry Bransby’s research reinforces this conclusion.

According to Bransby there are several differences between Catholic and public schools. First, catholic educational settings tolerate repressive measures and impose stricter rules of conduct upon students than the public installations. They include the wearing of uniforms and the anal control over behavior. But if it is all about rules of conduct and order, why not sending your children to military school. In contrast to the catholic strict regulations, public schools are fairly lax and accept individualism. In public schools students are encouraged to be inventive and one of a kind. When it comes to the screening process, catholic teachers are said to be somewhat lax in carrying out their duties, while the teachers in public schools usually have a higher degree of expertise. Oftentimes parents pay a small fortune for nothing. Research shows that a great number of high school students from the catholic installations do not continue their education.

Second, the public schools offer generally better curriculum, more diverse classes and subjects taught on higher levels than at the catholic schools. In other words, students in catholic installations do not have good test scores and are ill-prepared for taking standardized tests. While students from public schools have strong educational background and get high marks in the tests, those from the catholic settings generally have bad results.

Clearly, catholic schools have small classes and a tighter knit atmosphere. It is a fact, however, that larger classes make a student learn to fight. In other words, public schools will prepare your children for the real world where there are no hand outs. If they really want to achieve something, they will have to fight for it. Some people think that in a way catholic schools create a kind of ‘segregated world’ in which students live far from the real world. Thus, children grow up in a secluded and non-diverse environment without knowing what personal space means. Instead of being encouraged to be inventive and unique, they are plunge into monotonous and robotic existence.

Many parents believe that catholic schools provide an overall better education for their children by comparison of public schools. However, recent studies show that students from the catholic installations not only are ill-prepared for standardized tests, but also are lacking in self-motivation to go to college. More studies are needed before anything can be proven but the matter of fact is that parents pay a small fortune for education which is not good enough.