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1、ThecomparisonbetweenpublicschoolsandprivateschoolsintheUnitedStatesSummary:和许多国家一样，美国学校按照其支持和附属的对象分位公立学校和私立学校。公立学校主要由州和政府办学，私立学校则由宗教组织和个人开设。在中国，公立学校的名声很高、教学很好，但在美国，也许很多家长们都想把自己的孩子送往私立学校，既是私立学校的学校收费较高，而公立学校免费。总的说来，美国的公立学校和私立学校有一些区别，却相互依存。Asweknow,Harvardisthebestknownuniversityaroundtheworld,whi
2、chissituatedintheurbanareaofBoston,MassachusetsintheUnitedStates.But,doyouknowthatHarvardUniversitywasaproductofPuritans?Inotherwords,HarvardUniversityisaprivateschool.Onthecontrary,therearepublicschoolsintheUnitedStates.Whatisthedifferencebetweenthesetwokindsofschools?Thisisaquestionthatforeig
3、nersconcern,besidesAmericansthemselves.IntheUnitedStates,someschoolsarepublicwhiletheothersareprivate.Thenamespublicandprivaterefertothemannerinwhichtheschoolsaresupportedandcontrolled.Publicschoolsaretax-supportedandcontrolledbylocalofficials.Privateschoolsgeneralchargetuitionandarenotunderdir
4、ectpubliccontrol,althoughmanystatesseteducationalstandardsforprivateschool.Inaword,publicschoolscannotchargetuition.Theyarefundedthroughfederal,stateandlocaltaxes.Whenyoupayyourtaxes,youarepayingforyourchild'seducationandtheeducationofotherchildreninyourcommunity.Butprivateschoolscostmoney.Priv
5、ateschoolsdonotreceivetaxrevenues,instead,theyarefundedthroughtuition,donationsandprivategrants.SometimesthemediantuitionforprivateschoolsintheUnitedStatesiscloseto$17,441forgrades9to12.Thisisthebigandmaindifferencebetweenpublicschoolsandprivateschools.Oneisfreewhiletheotherisexpensive,whichone
6、willyouchoose?Manypeoplemaychoosethefreeone,butintheUSA,iftheconditionspermitting,partoftheparentsareinclinedtosendtheirchildrentoprivateschools.Intheiropinions,publicschoolsarecomplicatedwhichmustfollowallfederal,stateandlocallawsineducatingchildren.Suchlawsusuallyincludespecificsaboutfunding,
7、programdevelopmentandcurriculum.Soinmanypublicschools,theyofferageneralprogram,designedforallchildren,whichusuallyincludesmath,English,reading,writing,science,historyandphysicaleducation.Andinadditiontothesekeysubjects,theymayalso
