What's the difference between magnet and public schools?

Question

i used to be a private schooler, and this year im going to magnet. what is a magnet school like? how do they dress, how many students go there, wat type of sports do they have, anything??? best answer = 10 points

Answer 1

A magnet school may or may not be affiliated with a public school district.  It could be public, a charter, or private.  

A magnet school typically focuses in on a very specific domain like a School for the Fine Arts, a School for Technology, a School for the Highly Gifted, a School for Science & Mathemtatics, etc.  Within the school day at a student will typically receive more hours of instruction in a specialty area, but still receive the other basic instruction like writing, literature, social studies, etc.

Teacher at a magnet school are also specially trained to deal with the curriculum.  For example, I currently teach Elementary Gifted students, and am trained and certified in that area.  I could easily teach at a magnet school that serves the needs of highly gifted kiddos.

Most magnet school serve a very small population-perhaps less than 200 students depending on the grade levels.  Magnet school usually are not sports/athletically oriented.  However, students might be able to participate in the athletic program of their home-based public school.

Good luck!