their child's development, education is one they do control. A person's education is one of the most

important factors in determining whether or not they will become a productive member of society. Because

education is so important, what kind of education is best? Whether or not a public or private school is best

may be an issue worth addressing. The debate over which is better is a battle that has gone on since private

schools were first introduced as an alternative. It seems most people are of the opinion that private schools

are superior; the issue is simply if it is worth the money. However, this may not be the case. Therefore, how

does one gauge the superiority of a school? This very difficult question has no easy answers. The most

common and maybe the only way that researchers can rate and measure the effectiveness of a school is by

measuring achievement. The American Heritage Dictionary seems to define achievement as "something that

has been accomplished successfully, especially by means of exertion, skill, practice, or perseverance." This

definition is not exactly what researchers are speaking of

having to enroll an student (good or bad) in their residential area and having to offer a wider range of

Also in 1991 Rock and associates address the issue of trying to ascertain what promotes achievement.

* Students from private independent schools perform considerably better on all test than students from

daughter in Marist. Another reason, though not addressed in the interview, for her sending her daughters

also address the fact that because most private schools are catholic, it would be wrong to generalize the

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