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Charter schools are vastly superior with only one exception: school districts like to keep them underfunded. Which is absurd considering how much better they ar
by ArtDev 8y ago
Charter schools are vastly superior with only one exception: school districts like to keep them underfunded. Which is absurd considering how much better they are in every way.
Both my kids go to charter schools.
- excitom 8y agoOh, where do I start. Let's trade anecdotes. One of my children went to a charter school and my experience is the opposite of yours.
- TimTheTinker 8y agoCharter schools live or die on their own merits, which means (a) they're likely to be more variable in terms of quality than public schools, and (b) the best charter schools will far exceed public schools in quality. As long as we're trading anecdotes, the charter schools I know of near me are extremely high quality. Several kids I know attend some of them, and their experience has been phenomenal. Why not institute whatever's necessary to weed out those that are abusing the system (i.e. embezzling, failing to educate, etc.), and give people the freedom to decide on the rest? I suspect a lot of the attacks on charter schools are coming from folks who view education primarily as a means of propagating their political viewpoints.
- excitom 8y agoI don't necessarily agree with your (b) but I'll concede it if you agree to a (c) the worst charter schools can fall far short of public schools on quality ... in agreement with your point (a). Just read the linked LA Times article to see what I mean.
- jelliclesfarm 8y agoIt’s still funded by Big Gov and doesn’t have oversight. And whatever is necessary to be implemented isn’t and hence it’s an effort gone bad. The article is pretty extensive about the issues of CA charter schools.