Public Schools and Private Schools are supposed to be different

I went to public school from Kindergarten to my Senior (12th grade) graduation. I had some family members who attended private school and I did have one teaching job at a private school. There are differences in public school and private school education, and I always thought that was a good thing. Home schooling is totally unique and as a tutor I wish to refrain at this time from including that education in this comparison.

Public schools are supposed to provide a secular education. Though I was passionate in my college studies about including a World Religion course as a history class in public school education, I understood why secular humanism took over public school education.

Private schools are private so that they can administer a particular religious faith or creed along with basic education. Private schools have to come up with their own funding and are not supported by tax payers although churches do not have to pay taxes. There are some who consider this situation controversial, but I think that it should not be any more controversial than a parent choosing to bring their child to church.

The Constitution of the United States of America guarantees our right to Religious Freedom. So it does not matter what religion you practice, any U.S. citizen can attend public school. This is not the case with Private School. If you are not Jewish, you may not attend a Jewish school. If you are not Catholic, you may not attend a Catholic school, and so on. While they may welcome Atheists or those of other faiths to their church, their school admissions want to teach their doctrine and faith to believers, not opposers or skeptics. That has been historically and traditionally true as far as I know for the past 50 years.

What's going on today? What's happening in education, public or private? I have not stepped into the classrooms since 2017 and I really have no idea what has happened there. I can speculate and make guesses, but if you've been there and you know I'd love to hear your thoughts and reports.

Do they still recite the Pledge of Allegience with the phrase "One Nation Under God" or was that deemed unconstitutional? Do they still use the phrase "Secular Humanism" or did that become a bad thought? Do they still consider English a requirement or have we cured all of America's literacy problems? Do they still consider Science a requirement or has that been deemed a religion also?

I know, I ask hard questions. These are not rhetorical though. I really want the answers. Do you know? Or are you like me, completely clueless about what's going on with public education in America?

Locally, I've noticed a few things that have me confused. I have seen football teams playing football at various high schools so that seems "normal" --- but is it normal for me to see no other car except one police car in the parking lot of a high school on a Saturday? Is that considered normal these days?

Are we having a teacher shortage, a student shortage, or both? Did they both burnout at the same time? Are we having a funding shortage, a time shortage, or both? Are we so far gone with ununified opinions that we do not know how to support our schools? These questions are mostly rhetorical.

I will continue to hope, believe, and pray that the American Public school system will survive this decade of confusing information and economic recession. I will support the schools, however I can.