Private Schools
How would they differ?
Makerspaces are spaces where learners can use almost anything available to make something. In that sense, no two makerspace would be identical. Such spaces are usually catered to the grades, or the subjects it's used for. However, there are a few things that can lead to some of these obvious differences. These differences are important factors that can affect the successfulness of a makerspace. In Private school, this makerspace would most likely be used by more grades, so the space would be equipped with more varieties of materials.
Some differences
Private Education vs. Public Education: The choice between the two.
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Budget
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Private/independent schools gets their money from government and from tuition
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Public schools get their money from government only.
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Taxes
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Private school parents get a tax break for sending their child to private school
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Class sizes
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Private schools have smaller class sizes compared to Public Schools
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School Standards
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As Private schools are less budget bound from public funds, they have more freedom when creating new programs.
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School Admittance/Goverance
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Private schools are allowed to expel students or choose the intake of a student, making the opportunity to stay in school to study more valuable to the student.
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Public VS. Private
In private schools, depending on the school size, it may have students from K-12 grades, and so the makerspaces would most likely be bigger and would cover broader subjects. With more money to spend and a freedom to setup their own programs, students' learning in private schools can be well-supported.
Based on an analytical study conducted by Marc Frenette and Ping Ching Winnie Chan for Statistics Canada in 2015.
Researchers have found that “private high school students score significantly higher than public high school students on reading, mathematics and science assessments at age 15 and have higher levels of educational attainment by age 23.” Private high school students are also more likely to have socio-economical characteristics.
Global Example
Fuji Kindergarten: An open classroom in Tokyo.
A new classroom design to intrinsically motivate learning at a young age.
An online article published on Ideas.Ted.Com, by Thu-Huong Ha, states that the new design allowed the kids to be kids. The author also stated that he school’s innovative method taught students the idea of infinite possibilities through own creation in the open classroom and its open learning environment.