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Private schools aren't a panacea either. I went to a private (Christian) school through 10th grade and my public school experience in my Junior and Senior years was like a breath of fresh air.

Granted private schools vary widely, but I felt I had more educational opportunities at the public school with the availability of advanced Math, Science, and English classes.

EDIT: I also wanted to say that bullying happens in ALL schools public or private.

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Maybe. The advantage of private schools is more choice. The problem (at least here) is that public school teachers are unmotivated and discipline (of both teachers and students) is often lacking.

It seems that public schools cater for the lower 40% of the population.

My problem is not bullying per se, but the atmosphere around it. A school should not be sport centric (as many schools are).

There are also some really good private schools, for example The Internation Computer High School of Bucharest. Here's a list of the medals taken by some of pupils: http://www.ichb.ro/legend-of-informatics.html

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