Private Vs Capitalist School Systems

There are many reasons for preferring a government sponsored school system over a corporate capitalist sponsored system. The first and most important reason would involve the financial burden of the underprivileged part of society. It is also important to consider the possibility that the competitive school programs may distract parents from making the right choice for their child's education. Another very important issue involves the fact that the capitalist sponsored system would not cover all the necessities and requirements instated by the government. Competition is a preferred type of value in the private educational system, which may not always have a positive outcome. Finally, yet another unwanted value of the capitalist system is the direct or indirect misuse of the human resource management.

Most parents are working two or more jobs in order to meet the minimum standards of living. Many of them end up paying rent or mortgage, bills and car insurance, which leaves them with a insignificant amount of money for groceries. Some of them cannot afford to spend another five hundred dollars every month to send their child to a private school. Of course there are cheaper schools available as well, but other outside influences may prevent the parents from sending the child to the cheaper school. Yet still, it makes no difference whether it is a small amount or a larger one, it is an additional expenditure, which many parents would prefer to avoid.

Parents, who actually decide to send their children to a private school, often explain their actions with some kind of expectations from the capitalist sponsored system. They expect better service. They spend more money, and with lesser balance on their accounts they start settling for less. Before they realize, five years go by, and they end up spending thirty thousand dollars per child.

Leisure has been decremented from what it once was, because people believe that free things, including education, are less rewarding than the things they actually pay for. Private hospital is not always better than a free clinic. Service may be friendlier, but people do not go to the doctor to make friends, but to get better. Same idea may be applied to the educational system. After all, teachers spend the same amount of time lecturing in both types of educational systems. There might be a different approach, but it is the same sort of education. People do not always see it as such.

Leisure is now reduced to owning a car and being able to pay the bills. To own a house, especially in the city, family would consider themselves as middle class, while those who can barely afford substances necessary for survival on the daily basis strive towards their next paycheck, unable to pay their child's next tuition bill. This limits many people from sending their kids to more expensive schools, giving others what it may seem to be, but not necessarily is, an unfair advantage. Although we live in a democratic society, although the declaration of independence states that all man are created equal, those who are underprivileged will not have the ability to send their children to schools, for which they would have to pay out of their own pocket. This does not exactly ensure the equal right to the same educators, but the lectures do not vary school from school, so the education is ensured for everyone equally. Although many families are eliminated from getting the education they may not afford, everyone has an opportunity to educate their children, with or without financial burden.

Hypothetically, let us consider the idea that everybody can afford the education by the capitalist system. The main question stands: "where should I send my child?" There may be many schools all around the city. Different schools may offer vivid programs for families in varying financial situations. Mainly, people often visualize the best programs to be the most expensive ones, because they all have been influenced by the opinions of the surrounding society. On the other hand, government sponsored system has the same standards no matter where you go. Of course some teachers may be more influential and inspiring than others, but the idea of education is the same all around the country. So once again, what is the best school in the area? Is it the most expensive one, or maybe it is the one that will teach our kids the values that are most important to us? This question is a rhetorical one, because no one answer will suit every parent.

Government system set up its program so that it efficiently includes most of the material necessary for a child's education. The only difference from one public school to another is the community. Teachers and students who make up the school are responsible for the outcome of their education, because the same lectures are being taught in every school in the state. If one student is capable of obtaining that knowledge and succeeding further on in live because of it, then every other student has the same opportunity. This means that even though children are usually assigned to their zone schools, that school does not offer anything less or anything more than the next one. All children are taught the same basics, and if they apply themselves to learning, they will come out with an outstanding amount of knowledge.

The idea of unequal educational systems leads me to the next important issue. Many capitalist sponsored systems chose to evaluate their students on the basis of what is important to them and not to the society as a whole. For example one high school may chose to center its education on preparation for SAT exams. That would mean that students would not obtain their mathematics and English knowledge from textbooks, but instead they would spend their entire time preparing for a standardized test. Such test may result in higher college acceptance