Private and Public Schools

It is undoubtedly that English is the most important language to learn in the world. Even, English is one of the most requirements if we want to apply for a job. That is why now English is a main subject in schools, not only in Private schools but also in Public schools. In both schools, English is a priority. Therefore, they are trying hard to improve their students’ skill of English. Also, if we talk about both kinds of schools, we will find some similarities in Teaching English between them. Firstly, their similarity is in the purpose of teaching English. The teachers of English in both schools are preparing their students to do the exam that they will face successfully. Therefore, the students can get the standard point for their graduation. Besides, the teachers’ purpose in teaching English is to introduce students in English. If the students know what English is and also its importance, they will love English. Secondly, Private and Public schools use the same material of English. Sometimes, teachers guide their students to the laboratory of listening to join the listening section. For improving the students’ writing skill, the teachers often give assignments about writing something that the student like, or just doing some exercises on their books. One of the materials that is usually hated by students is grammar lesson. However, the teachers still teach it to them. Therefore, they have to join it, no matter what. Thirdly, the curriculum in both schools is regularly the same the private and public schools use KTSP. As we know, before KTSP, all schools in Indonesia used KBK. However, now, the schools are using KTSP, which has been suggested by the government as a better curriculum for Indonesian’s education. Although they have some similarities, teaching English in private and public schools are able to be differentiated by some aspects. Firstly, the facilities that are used to assist the teaching of English in class are different in those two kinds of schools. Some private schools have more facilities rather than public schools. Why? Because the facilities in private schools are stocked by private departments, or even come from foreign countries. It is different from the public schools, where their facilities still depend on the government. Then, private schools use many sources or books in teaching English. On the other hand, public schools have less sources or books. As we know that private schools have a corporation with foreign countries in improving the quality of education. Therefore, some books that are used in private schools come from foreign departments. How about public schools? Still, they use books that are provided by our government. Finally, some native teachers are now teaching in several private schools. In contrast, public schools do not have any native speakers that are teaching there. Actually, the native speakers have important roles in improving their students’ skill of English, especially in pronunciation. Even, the natives are not only teaching the material, but also sharing about their countries’ culture, the history of English, and other useful information. I wonder why most of public schools do not hire the native speakers. In fact, the natives bring the positive impacts in developing the teaching of English in schools. To conclude with, teaching English in private and public schools do not only have some similarities, but also have some differences. Actually, they are like two brothers, different but alike.