MAY 20th- " A DAY THAT WILL LIVE IN INFAMY FOR TOOO LONG"

I arrived at the airport at noon, only to discover that my flight reservation had been erased by some cruel twist of fate. So Alas there I was alone at the airport in NYC, w/o money or credit card. Luckily my sister was able to reserve me a flight, but then it was delayed due to the HURRICANE outside.  I finally did make it home to New Hampshire- (about an hour ago)

Needless to say I did not get a lot of productive work done on my paper, though I did work in the airport since I had my computer, here is my intro and 1st paragraph ( so far)

 We live in a world where stereotypes rule, and people are defined by what they eat, drink, wear and also by where they go to school. There has always been a divide between those who attend private schools and those who attend public schools. This divide becomes increasingly more apparent in high school. So what is the difference between private high school and public high school? Why are private schools considered “better” and often times snobby? Basically what’s all the fuss about private schools?

            A private school is a school that is not federally funded and therefore not subject to laws passed in congress pertaining to education, not including of course compulsory attendance based on age laws. This means that private schools can create their own curriculum uninfluenced by the government. This also means that private schools can choose who they want to attend their schools, and these students must pay tuition, which is one of the monetary sources that keeps private schools up and running. The organization that oversees private education and schools in the United States is the National Association of Independent schools, or NAIS.

            NAIS was founded in 1997, and represents over one thousand independent schools in the United States. Their mission statement reads as follows, “to be the national voice of independent schools and the center for collective action on their behalf.”[1]. NAIS hopes that independent schools foster an environment that aids, “in preparing students to contribute effectively toward a peaceful, prosperous, just, and equitable world. The National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) exists to represent and sustain schools that are self-determining in mission and program, free from government control, and governed by independent boards.”1 NAIS is also committed to diversity, and have issued a Antidiscrimination statement which is printed on their website, “All participants are welcome to participate in NAIS programs. NAIS has an institutional commitment to the principles of diversity. In that spirit, NAIS does not discriminate in violation of the law on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, sexual orientation, age, physical challenge, nation of origin, gender, or any other characteristic.” 1 If NAIS is the organization that oversees the majority of independent schools in the country, than AISGW is the organization that oversees independent schools in Washington D.C

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[1] www. NAIS.org (May 11^th, 2008)

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