How do people's cultures affect them choosing their schools?

Answer 1

When we are thinking about culture, we are often thinking about a person's religion, ethnic group, or social class. In some countries, the schools are organized around a person's religion. For example, in a predominantly Catholic country, the majority of the kids would go to a Catholic school, because their parents would want them to learn about their religion as well as about reading, math, or history. The same is true in a majority Muslim country, where most students would attend a school based on Muslim teachings. And in addition, a culture may believe that men and women should study separately, so in those countries, there would be schools for boys, and separate schools for girls.

But not all countries do things this way. In the United States, for example, there are public schools and they accept students of all religions and ethnic backgrounds. These schools are affordable, and offer students a chance to meet people from other cultures. Of course, some parents would prefer that their children only attend schools with students who share the same culture or the same attitudes or the same ethnic background. That is why there are also private schools: some of them are called "parochial schools," and they are operated by one religious group (usually Catholics, but there are some Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim-run schools too). In addition, there are some private schools that are attended mainly by students who are from the upper-class. Some of these schools are very exclusive and are a family tradition: the parents (or even grandparents) of current students may have attended.