UNION COLLEGE

Santa Cruz, Laguna

MASTER OF ARTS
Major in Educational Administration and Supervision

NAME: CHRISSA JOY MATEO

SUBJECT CODE: GA-2006 (School Finance and Educational Legislation)
PROFESSOR: ZOILA BADULIS, Ed. D.

REFLECTION PAPER ON
EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS OF PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Education is one of the most powerful tools in the world and children who are

granted the best education that they can get often go on to make the world better, for

themselves and for others.

If you are a parent, a would-be parent, or intending to be a parent, you know the

specific duties that come with that role. And in the Philippines, many parents rise up to

the challenge by enrolling their children in private schools. There are several options for

parents to choose from when considering private schooling for their child. While public

education isn’t necessarily less competitive, private education will provide students

more personal learning experience. Compared to public schools, teacher to student

ratio in a private school is only 1 is to 40 students at most. While for public schools,

teachers handle more student in a single class.  Students will also be given better

supervision by educators in a private school, making it more conducive especially for

children who have special needs and/or those who could study better with better

guidance by their educators. Lastly, private schools usually have better and complete
learning facilities than public schools in the country. There are many reasons for this

increase in enrolment in private schools but for the most part, private school education

is generally considered to be of higher quality than public schooling. Private institutions

enjoy the benefit of using independent resources to provide an effective, engaging, and

quality learning environment to their students – which is something that most public

schools cannot do, without needing to involve the government. In addition, the teacher-

class ratio is lower compared to that in public schools, and the curriculum encompasses

varied specializations and even customizations to accommodate the educational and

extracurricular interests of the student population.