What is the difference between a magnet school and a charter school?
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Polarity.\n-Drangheim
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Best, according to what....? It depends where you live or what you are looking for.\nBy the way, even in the same district they may be huge differences between schools.
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I'm a public school band director from Georgia...here's your answer:\n\nAt private schools, teachers are more relaxed because they have less troublesome students. There are virtually no fights are problems of this kind, because parents are PAYING to have their kids go to private school. Therefore, more work gets done each day. I used to teach at a private middle school by the way.\n\nAt public schools, you have your good kids, your bad kids.....ones that do what they're supposed to and the ones that get in trouble every week. Also, the public schools have to abide by many many many many state regulations or people can lose their jobs. This is a very basic answer but its one you can easily understand. Schools need more days to handle these kind of things, and also because its harder to educate and entire class to specifications because of the new "No Child Left Behind" Act of 2001. Ask a teacher about that. \n\nI could answer further but I don't want to bore you. There's your basic answer. Hope this helps!
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I presently have my kids enrolled in an oline charter school. The curriculum is great, but there is a downside if you have more than one child. Since it is a charter school, it is also a "public" school, and thus how it is "free". Because of its being a public school, you have to attend the same amount of hours (per child) as in a bricks and mortar school. So, if you have a child with special needs,etc. that needs one on one help, you may run into a problem meeting the hourly requirements, if you spend more time teaching that child and then have to teach another AFTER that one. They DO track your hours/progress. If your child finishes all their school material for the year, yet doesn't meet the hours required (if they are quick learners), they will still fail based on their attendance..not their work. This is a MAJOR downside in my opinion. However, this is a great choice for schooling one child or multiple children without any learning problems...as you can combine subjects and teach them all at the same time.
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This varies wildly from state to state, from county to county, and from school to school.  In the U.S. we have both public (free attendance, supported by tax money) and private schools. \n\nYou should talk to the principal of the school your children are going to attend, as well as their teachers and parents of other students in their classes. Find out if there is a Parent-Teacher organization in the school and get involved.  Talk to other parents in your neighborhood, at the playground and at church to get their impressions of  local schools.\n\nUse sites like http://www.greatschools.net/ to find out more information about schools in your area.
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Here's a place for you to start http://www.ncpublicschools.org/charterschools/schools/\nIt has a list of all the charter schools in NC.  I'm not sure what cities are in Wake County, but if you know what city you are moving into/or are in...then you just have to hit CNTRL F when you're on that page and enter the name of the city then hit enter.  It will automatically tell you if and where that city name is.  Good luck in your job hunt!
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Both are good in different circumstances.. It should be decided by the standard they provide.. Private schools aim at Money, and may provide good standards.. public school aims at education but wont be having good standards..
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Advantage- smaller classes more attenchion for each child.  I was identified as gifted LD while in private school if I had never gone to private school I would have never been identified till collage.  \nSometimes priveschools are less deversified but if you look for a diverse school that is not an issue.\n\ndisadvantage - costs but many times scholarships are avalable epesially if they are trying to be a more diverse school.
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The biggest problem is funding. School districts are requires by law to provide a Free and Appropriate Education for all children, but the money to make the staffing, training, and materials happen either isn't budgeted by the federal/state governments, and/or it gets channeled into other programs. While the districts get more money for children with special needs, it all goes into the general fund....\n\nSchools, and the professionals who are employees of the district, who are present at IEP meetings, are under pressure to do what they can for a student while "making it work" without spending extra money or setting anything up requiring extra staffing, materials, etc. \n\nIf you want to be the biggest help possible for children with disabilities, there is a shortage of parent advocates and lawyers in certain areas of the country. Parent advocacy is most important...not only being a confident and educated voice for the student and parent, seeking a collaborative effort in setting up a program that is workable and will trully be effective for the child, but also involved in parent education about the law, programs, research, etc. Also, you could run for office and push for both more funding, and closer auditing/accountability for how funds earmarked for special education is spent. More staff is needed to provide lower student-teacher ratios, better training is needed especially for regular ed teachers in alternative instructional methods, and a greater variety of curriculum needs to be available to be flexible and responsive to different student learning styles.
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While both have attraction on one side and repulsion on the other side, a magnet can not shout. \nNext: A magnet retains its gloss and colour if stored properly even after ten years.
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Nope they aren't.  They are all different.  When a school is referred as a prep school, that simply means that they offer a college preparatory curriculum that will prepare their students to successfully navigate in a college atmosphere.  Theoretically, most high schools should be *prep schools*, but I don't guess they all are.  Anyway, that is all that means.  :)\n\nI guess that ones that are boarding schools really also prepare kids to live away from their parents and be responsible for their own care.  BUT, that isn't something that is neccesarily good or bad.  It's just a choice.
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I've been teaching for a number of years, have been interviewed many times, and after being hired, have sat on interview committees when hiring new teachers. Always ask about the interview process before going to the interview. You can get this information from the district office. You should also find out some basic facts about the district, like mission statement, enrollment, sudent/teacher ratio, etc. High performing and low performing districts will be looking for different things in a teacher. The process can vary widely from district to district and from state to state. Some districts have very formal systems that involve several levels of screening, while others are more informal. \n\nOur district uses a committee made up of the superintendent, board members, teachers, parents, and classified staff. We ask each candidate the same questions, in the same order. We will ask questions pertaining to classroom management techniques, knowledge of the grade level state standards, feelings about collaboration with colleagues, knowledge about good teaching techniques (pedagogy), some hypothetical situations that you might be confronted with, and so on. In our district you would almost certainly be asked about your ability to adapt curriculum for mainstreamed special ed students, and differentiated (BIG BUZZ WORD) instruction in general.\n\nGood eye contact is essential! Also, when you are ushered in, if at all possible, when introduced to each committee member, shake hands firmly. When the interview is over, do so again, thanking them for the opportunity to interview, no matter how you thought the interview went. As previously mentioned, ask questions! \n\nThat is just an example of one interview scenario, and I'm sure the variations are myriad. I've heard of one district that asks candidates what the meaning of life is, which I think is inappropriate. Good Luck!
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I do believe that the regulations differ between school districts, however linked is an example of one. Hope it helps.
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Who cares?  They are both "PARTY" schools?\n\nWhich one is cheaper?
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regular magnet is a permanent one and electromagnet is an artificially created magnet which behaves as a magnet when current is passed through a wire around a iron bar\nelectromagnets are widely used
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School management is more on the business side of things.  A person with this job title, would be worried about finances, planning, building, equipping, and maintaining, schools within a school district or system.\n\nSchool supervision is what a principal does.  Supervise one school, while a principal is worried about the same things as a school manager, he or she does not set the budget that is given to his school.  The principal allocates whatever money he gets from his district, but he doesnt determine how much money his or her school gets.\n\nIn the end its really up to the school manager, if for example, a school has $1,000 and the principal wants to use that to spend on parties for the kids.  If the school manager decides that the $1,000 would be better spent on textbooks, then the school manager wins.
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If you want to find quick answers on how schools are performing in your future district, you have several options.  First you can check your states department of education website for a school by school breakdown of testing results.  There is also a national website, run by the NCLB act, that can give you information on testing results.  \n\nBut remember, these are only testing results based on one test.  A better indication of the quality of schools might be found by looking at class sizes and graduation rates.  \n\nGood luck with your move!