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Originally Posted by Flabbibulin
The number one benefit that I have seen with private schools is the decreased amount of bullying. Whether this is a factor of smaller class size, a stricter code of conduct, I don't know- but this has been the case in the private schools I have seen.
Whether or not they provide a truly better education (life education in particular) is up for debate. There's something to be gained from a public education where you are associated with kids of various economic and social backgrounds, are exposed to some form of bullying (moderate hopefully), and are mixed in with a larger population of varying levels of- lets call it- intelligence.
The harm in private schools is you will not get this diversity- particularly private schools with a religious foundation.
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I went to both public and private schools, including some mentioned previously on this thread. I would say bullying was a much bigger problem at the private schools. You have a much more entitled/"rich kid" attitude at the private schools.
Also, someone mentioned upthread that Strathcona Tweedsmuir prepared them more effectively for university. A number of my friends from junior high (at private school) went to STS for high school, and I'd put my full-IB experience at Western against the education they received any day. If you wanted to compare them, ask both schools for their average scores on the IB exams. I know the year I graduated Western had significantly higher scores, and I bet it's the same now.