I guess it depends on the public school you went to, but overall I would agree with Sweet Surrender, people make public schools to be far worse than they actually are. I went to a private school for elementary school, and i feel that is good for giving you a good strong foundation, but at the same time it shelters you from the real world, which is a good thing only to a certain limit, since eventually you will confront it either way. Also, it gives you a chance to be a great example to those other students. Plus, unless you are willing to dish out big money, most of the time you will get a better education in a public school at the high school level rather than a private school. Many people tend to believe the opposite, but it is true. My mother is a college professor, and usually (not all of the time) the private/home school students tend to do much worse than public school students. So if you are private or home schooled that is fine, but public schools are not nearly as bad as many make them out to be.
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