ebamma: I have personally
experienced from my
former boss' daughter
whose school fees
amounted to millions of
naira and yet she couldn't
even wrote final exam by
herself

Orlando Owoh: I am indifferent when it comes to comparison of this nature: There are cathegories of both private and public schools. There are some 'private' schools that public schools are far better than. For example, the mushroom private schools springing up are not in any way up to the standard of federal government colleges. The only set of schools that can stand them are some of the ones in Lekki, VI and Abuja.

For higher education, I prefer public schools. FG owned though. What most parents actually pay for in private universities are just tuition fees which do not necessarily translate to sound education. All through my stay in OAU, Ile-Ife, a FG school, as an undergraduate, I did not pay up to 40,000 naira as tuition fees for the four years I spent. Yet I have not seen (there may be) any graduate of any private university whose parents paid millions that can stand me in my field(s). The graduates of private and state, and some FG universities I saw in the NYSC camp are a disgrace to education.

Orlando Owoh: I am indifferent when it comes to comparison of this nature: There are cathegories of both private and public schools. There are some 'private' schools that public schools are far better than. For example, the mushroom private schools springing up are not in any way up to the standard of federal government colleges. The only set of schools that can stand them are some of the ones in Lekki, VI and Abuja.

For higher education, I prefer public schools. FG owned though. What most parents actually pay for in private universities are just tuition fees which do not necessarily translate to sound education. All through my stay in OAU, Ile-Ife, a FG school, as an undergraduate, I did not pay up to 40,000 naira as tuition fees for the four years I spent. Yet I have not seen (there may be) any graduate of any private university whose parents paid millions that can stand me in my field(s). The graduates of private and state, and some FG universities I saw in the NYSC camp are a disgrace to education.

yuzedo: Ghana teacher lesson is more better dan dem two, das wat i attendeth + uncle emeka grammer school abackalicki (js1 to js4) and now am d CEO of Eagle have landed groups of companys alaba aka Jesus na me be dis?? tenk.

360command: Omo guy, private and public schools in 9ja tells a lot difference. One is for the rich and the other is for the poor. In the public, teachings are not been taught as student play truancy. In private, teaching are been thought and he who plays truancy would be reported to the sponsor. In public, you see children coming late to school or closing from school as if its 12pm is d closing time unlike private this does not happen.if you want to dine with the rich,you have to dress in suit. If you want your child to mix with the rich, this is the opportunity cause you will never and I repeat ,never see GEJ child in a govt school even a child who goes to public school fights his way to be somebody so as his children don't go to the public he went to. If you doubt me, ask the comedians.

lafex: on average private private primarimary schools are better but public secondary schools are better because private primary school teachers have more time for every student as a reault of few studes in each class. But most of the private secondary school students believe that wether they read or not pass is sure and expo is waiting for them in SSCE. while in public secondary secondry schools you are on your own, that is why most of the public school students oerform better during competition and in higher institutions

RINE.:
Public is the best cos in public you are left to learn while in private you are forced( most of the time) to learn. How you go learn well wen dem day force you?.
Sometimes na pride day cause am for our parents to send us to public schools...and again competition.

Wu Zetian: ^^What private school did you go to?? And why did you hate your school?

Theblessed: [b][size=16pt]It's not much about Private or Public Education - it's about the 'Child's ability to learn and the Family Values' that enforces that learning. After all, all schools follow similar curriculum set by the state education system as it is, in the West and I ask - what's the difference?

I can not vouch for other education system especially, those in the 3rd World as people do what they like, there - there's no effective regulation to monitor and guide things.

Well, let's not detract from the point again, children will learn when they are ready to learn and by nature, humans learn from experiences in their life's journey but how could a child make an effort to learn in school when parents are prepared to cover the cracks in their learning and education?

With parents as this, providing children with false-hope - would they ever bother to learn? Of course, not!

Imagine parents, instilling in their children the belief that, it is normal to gain access to anything in life through deceit and lies. I am s o r r y !!!!

Is this the kind of example, parents should set for their children?

This kind of behaviour not only exposes their family values, but also queries how the parents themselves gained their own education and the authenticity of their qualifications/current positions.

And these parents, do they actually believe in hard work, one would ask?

It does not seem so - if one should begin to trace their trail he/she would come out with a lot of worms in the tin. I would assume, a family whose foundation is built on fraud that, emanated not from this present generation but from their great-grandad - too bad!

Finally, sending a child to Private or Public school as we know it in the West - in my view, is a waste of money and the only benefit I could see is, children being exposed to 'Influential connections or contacts' that could help them in life, and this can also be gained at the University level anyway, for example, where did Kate meet William? Was it not at the University in Scotland, abi?

Also, in this day and age - the social media is very handy in connecting people so, what's the big deal? [/size][/b]