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As a European, I don’t know what a Public school means. But if it refers to the kind of school environment you can find on YouTube by searching for “gen alpha t
by obscurette 6mo ago
As a European, I don’t know what a Public school means. But if it refers to the kind of school environment you can find on YouTube by searching for “gen alpha teachers,” then I’m surprised those schools still exist at all.
- bluefirebrand 6mo ago> As a European, I don’t know what a Public school means It means "school paid for by taxes", which, as a European is probably the sort of school you attended Private school is a school you have to pay to attend
- graemep 6mo agoIn the UK it means a type of (established, large, non-profit) what Americans call a private school. We call the latter in general independent schools.
- eloisant 6mo agoIn the rest of the world "public school" vs "private school" is pretty clear, I think you guys in UK are the only one to call private schools "public school" and public schools "state school".
- graemep 6mo agoI think some other countries historically used British terminology and maybe some of its own (e.g. "government school"). The distinction between public and and private that British English historically had was useful too. State school is more accurate too (its distinguishing characteristic is state control and funding). I also think the old (probably a century ago, or decades ago) "privately education" is a far more accurate description of what is now called "home education" in the UK and, even less accurately, "home schooling" in the US).
- bluecheese452 6mo agoAs an American it means a public school.