Do you believe parents should have the choice of where to send their children or should they be forced to go where the government assigns them?
2006-09-01 17:05:37 · 7 answers · asked by sexy.cece 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
Every child has a right to a quality education TODAY. Even though I feel many teachers are unsung heros, union workers are NOT more important than our CHILDREN, millions of who are not getting a quality education and who are having a negative impact on our society.
2006-09-01 17:11:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hate to say it, but if we were to allow everyone to go to the public school of their choice, there will be mass migrations back and forth througout a district. For instance, if there was a district that had a "good" school with wealthy families and a "poor" school with poor families, then you would expect the poor families to move to the good school. As much as you would hate to admit it, the families at the good school would not want to mix with the poor families. Sure a few poor families would be fine but a significant number of poor familes would "bring their school down". What will these wealthy families do? Leave the good school and go private or to another school. Unfortunately, I've seen this happen from overcrowding at various schools where wealthy families had to mix with poor families. Predjudice and racism is very much alive.
In theory, every school should be equal, regardless of where it is located. We all know this doesn't occur. I believe, a big contributor is unequal funding between districts. Why should a public school in a wealthy area receive so much more money than one in a poor neighborhood? Wealthy districts can attract and retain the best teachers because they have the money to pay them better than a poor district. As a teacher, why would I want to work for significanlty less money in a poor district that cannot provide support and resources to help me provide the best education possible for my students?
2006-09-02 00:46:46 · answer #2 · answered by maxma327 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The government I believe should have the right of choice. The government usually knows better than parents what's best for the nation and what the country needs from its nation. The parents have the choice of picking schools.
2006-09-02 00:13:34 · answer #3 · answered by Staccato 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Choice. I've worked in both public and private education. Who do you think knows what's best for the child, the government or the parents. If school boards let parents choose, even within the public system, students would be happier and more productive students.
2006-09-02 00:14:06 · answer #4 · answered by Hypocrite Hunter 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a double edged sword. Poor people without transportation can't afford to get their kids to the rich schools in the far away neighborhoods, so all you end with is a school full of poor kids. Generally, poverty impacts education, and schools that habitually have low test scores can't recruit and retain good teachers. So, now you have bottom of the barrel teacher teaching kids who need the strongest teachers.
2006-09-02 00:12:46 · answer #5 · answered by tsopolly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most definitely schools of choice. People are of retirement age in my community and we have room in our schools for kids from troubled school districts. It gives them a brighter future.
2006-09-02 00:14:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They already HAVE the choice. But you might have to pay for it.
2006-09-02 04:02:04 · answer #7 · answered by MrZ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋