Public education

Advantages and Disadvantages. Let us first consider with the advantages:

Advantages	Disadvantages
You get to have free school bus transportation	There are little school choices for you or your child because most students must attend their zoned school
There are after school programs that your child can join	Under-funded schools may not have the materials or they might have to cut some programs
There are extra-curricular activities available such as band, choir and theater programs	Classrooms are often filled to its maximum capacity
You are sure that the teachers are certified as required by the state the school is accountable to the state which is of higher authority	There is too much emphasis on the standardized testing
Your child gets to attend school with friends in the neighborhood	Disadvantages
Advantages	Disadvantages
-	Both gifted and struggling students might get lost in the shuffle
-	The student culture in public schools usually discourages overachievers and A students

   You get to have free school bus transportation
   There are after school programs that your child can join
   There are extra-curricular activities available such as band, choir and theater programs
   You are sure that the teachers are certified as required by the state
   the school is accountable to the state which is of higher authority
   Your child gets to attend school with friends in the neighborhood

The disadvantages that you should know about are:

There is a possibility of unsafe environment both in school or on the bus