Differences Between Private and Public School
Teachers in both public and private institution differ in many aspects. Certain aspects have been used
in comparing and contrasting in both areas such as the class size. On the other
hand, the availability of instructional materials utilize by the teachers was
also included on this matter. Hence, differences and similarities are discussed
on these two perspectives.
1. Class size or population
Class size is one of the major differences between
public schools and private schools. The class size in urban public schools can
be as large as 50-70 students (or more) while most private schools keep their
class sizes closer to an average of 25-40 students, depending on the school. Blythe
Grossberg (2017) opines that it is important to note that some schools will
publicize a student to teacher ratio, in addition to, or sometimes in place of,
an average classroom size. The student to teacher ratio is not the same as the
average classroom size, as the ratio often includes part-time teachers who may
serve as tutors or substitutes, and sometimes the ratio even includes non-teaching
faculty (administrators, coaches, dorm parents) who are part of students' daily
lives outside the classroom.
2. Availability of Instructional Materials
Second, the availability of teaching or instructional
materials does matter on the quality of education that teachers can provide and
students can receive. In the Philippine education, advanced and high-end
instructional materials, especially technologies, are mostly not available to
all public schools throughout the archipelago. While in metro cities, public
school students enjoyed using those technologies in learning, schools in remote
areas and isolated parts of the country are still into traditional methods.
Meanwhile, most of the big private
institutions were able to acquire those latest educational technologies used in
classroom instruction because private institutions can finance themselves in
purchasing those tools while public schools merely rely on the government or any sponsoring agencies in acquiring those
tools.
3. Teacher's Salary
Lastly, in the compensation that teachers received monthly
does differ as well in the two categories. It is expected that teachers in most
private schools received lower compensation compared to teachers in public
schools. At some point, salaries in public schools depend on the educational
attainment attained by teachers through post-graduate
studies level and greater benefits await them in
the future such as health insurance and pension which the private schools
cannot match with.
Concisely, to be a teacher requires a great sacrifice. For
most fresh graduates who dwell in private institutions to gain experience
before settling down to public schools, we must value every experience we had
as teachers regardless if we are in the public or private school since we are
here for the transformation of the society. We are called to instill lifelong
learning, starting from the simplest knowledge and goes beyond to the most
complex. Those sophisticated tools in learning are just extra add-ons in
learning but what is the most essential is our presence and the way how our
learners or students feel every time that they enter the school.
References
Grossberg, B. (n.d.). Public
vs. private schools: 5 major differences.
Retrieved
from https://www.thoughtco.com/major-differences-between-public-and-
private-2773898
Odiya, J.P. (2009). Availability
and use of instructional materials in the teaching.
Retrieved
from http://hdl.handle.net/10570/1690
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