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This 5 page paper discusses an article entitled "Private Schools are Not Emotional Havens for Teens" that appeared in the October 2003 issue of Sociology of Education, a professional education journal. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Sociology of Education, a professional education journal. The article revealed that far from being "havens," small schools are breeding grounds for serious psychological problems including suicide and violence that
do not occur as often in larger institutions. This goes against conventional wisdom that smaller, private schools are better for the emotional development of teens because the smaller communities
foster close friendships and community involvement. However, the reality seems to be that in small schools, teens who are "different" stand out and are so uncomfortable that they act
out, either by harming themselves or others. The article revealed that males at small schools "are almost four times as likely to attempt suicide" as their peers at large
public schools; that boys at small schools are twice as likely to use weapons, and girls are three times as likely to use weapons than their counterparts at larger schools;
that boys are less likely to form friendships at smaller schools than larger ones; and that "marginalized students" are no better off in small schools than large ones (American Sociological
Association). Responding to the Article The part of the article that calls for close examination is the claim that boys at small schools are four times as likely to
commit suicide as their counterpart in large public schools. Teen suicide is a subject of some importance, because the rate is high for that population segment (which is puzzling
because teens literally have all their lives ahead of them); and to be confronted with a mechanism - the small, private school - that seems to be causing a jump
in that rate is startling and should be explored further. It should be noted, however, that smaller schools do generally improve a students academic performance (Toppo). This appears largely
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