I am a teacher. My principal believes that families should not have to spend a dime on public education, and thus the school puts out money for school supplies and RARELY allows fees of any for sports, clubs, etc. Groups are not allowed to fundraise. Do you think this is right or do you think families need to contribute financially to some extent to develop ownership and to foster more respect for the resources the school provides?
2006-09-17 03:47:25 · 4 answers · asked by coolman293472 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
My school is Title I, so it is a poor community. I can tell who is having money trouble at home. But I also get tired of telling these same kids to put their iPods, PSPs, Gameboys, and camera phones away everyday. The bad thing about my school is that the "free" philosophy isn't consistent amongst the feeder schools, so when those kids go to high school and actually have to pay for stuff and work to fundraise for their sports and clubs, they don't know what to do with themselves.
2006-09-17 04:05:33 · update #1
I think this question is highly insensitive to families who struggle to put food on the table.
Not ALL families are rich, or can afford the ten dollars for supply fees. Especially, if the family has 4-5 kids. ($40-$50 is a lot of tips)
My advice is to follow your Principal's lead--(s)he probably understands the local community better than you!
2006-09-17 03:54:57 · answer #1 · answered by Teacher Man 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am not for public education, because children are not there to learn anymore. Parents drop their kids at school for a babysitter, and the poor teachers who don't make enough money by the way has to discipline them and teach them. Other than that, I would do home schooling. People who have a low income thier kids should go to school for free while the rich families should dish out some more money, because they are able to afford it. I think is should be on a level of income but our low income families should not have to pay for school.
2006-09-17 10:57:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think the founders of our public education system were right on the money with their thinking. We cannot discern between who should and should not be educated based on their ability to pay. Extra curriculars likes sport and clubs however, far slightly askew of the traditional educational plan. I see no harm in allowing them to fundraise or have some SMALL parental monetary contribution in order to maintain their functions. This could be based on median income for the school's demographic.
2006-09-17 11:01:06 · answer #3 · answered by limgrn_maria 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It should not free as public education is equally important as main education and its quality should be uniform ...that is ..public education should not suffer for money . Parents will adjust themselves after seeing results .
2006-09-17 11:34:13 · answer #4 · answered by deepak57 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋