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Recession has affected us all big time. The current situation across America is often being compared to the Great Depression of the 1930s. Although news mongers state that the nation has completely sailed through successfully, the reality is different and much harsher.

The education sphere is the worst hit. Not only has education become more expensive but maintain the high standards is becoming increasingly difficult for schools; private and public. The present scenario in the schools is known as an education catastrophe and a catastrophe it is going to be if the government does not take any drastic measures to set everything right.

The most important function of a good school is to impart good values and knowledge, and it is the teachers who are responsible for this. Now imagine a school without good teachers? The imagery is grim. The recession demands that most schools cut down on the number of teachers in schools. This is because they cannot afford them anymore.

But if they cut down on the number of teachers, it would mean that the increasing the number of students in each class so that less number of teachers manage them.  But this is not something the parents want for their children.

They would prefer schools where in there are lesser students in the class so that each child gets better attention from the teacher. Given the financial situation, this is soon becoming a far fetched thought. Soon schools will not have the number of teachers they require. Instead classrooms will be heavily crowded with many numbers of kids.

Public schools are worst hit. Their teachers will be the first ones to leave. On the other hand, private schools for now are reaping their profits because they can afford to pay their teachers more because the parents of the children coming here are paying more for so-called better education. And this is one of the main reasons to why the public schools are witnessing a major drop in the number of students enrolling in the schools. It has considerably dropped at least 10 percent. It will soon reach an alarming rate.

However, some parents and educational authorities state that this situation is being blown out of proportion and public schools are not so badly affected. They say that they have not seen or felt any drastic changes in public schools nearby so far.

But public schools have suddenly felt the need to start advertising and the message through these ads is clearly that of desperation. They are hardly in a position to turn down many kids although they kids may not have not passed all the criteria. On the other hand, private schools don’t need advertising. Parents believe that public schools today are feeling the heat not because of the government decision but because of the fierce competition offered by the private schools to the public ones.

Hence the tussle between the education systems, the present financial scenario, public vs private schools will continue for a long time.