[etni] private schools in Israel
- From: "laurie ornstein" <laurenmadeline@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:56:14 +0300
Hi All,
Talila questioned the lack of private schools in Israel.
There are many semi-private schools which are funded both by the Ministry
and parents (and often another "organization"). These are special boarding
schools or city schools with a special direction. (environmental education,
the arts, etc.) The costs of these schools are high.
Many schools become, in my terms "partially private" due to the vast
amounts of money parents pay for "gray education" in more affluent
communities/neighborhoods. It may be illegal but it's happening all around
us. Native Speakers classes were on the line in the past year and all sorts
of "solutions" were found to keep most of them going.
Of course, schools in lower socio-economic areas don't have all the
"extras" enjoyed by those in the above categories.
A truly "private school" is very expensive and unaffordable for most. I
was once told the cost of tuition at The American School. Most could not
manage such fees.
So, even if many of us, as parents might want to give our children a
private education, it's just not realistic. Instead, we pay for after-school
activities: music and art lessons, sports classes, etc. That's what I did.
If I had the chance to do it all over again (and the finances!), I think
I'd choose home schooling! So if I may rephrase Robert Frost... Yet knowing
how way leads on to way, I doubt I shall ever go back.
Laurie
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