if getting your child a exceptional education meant another child would get a less than average education.....

Question

would you go for it?

Answer 1

No, but is that not what happens anyways. In the city I live they are trying to redistrict the elementary schools, to have better economic diversity. Let me tell you the parents at the two "rich schools" are up in arms. They don't want their children in the same class as the "poor" children.

Answer 2

My children already have the opportunity for an exceptional education without other children paying for it with a lack of theirs..so it really isn't an issue for me.

That really isn't the issue here in the U.S. anyway though because school funding is mostly a tax based issue that depends on what school district and state you live in. I choose to live in the area I do because it has just about the best set of schools in the state. The schools receive a lot of money in donations, earn a lot from fundraisers (mostly run by parents) and have an extremely high parental participation rate. Yes, we have better resources than many of the others in this district, but we don't get any more state money than they do, our teachers are not paid at a higher rate, it's all from parents that wish to be, and can afford to be involved in their childrens educations in this way and do what they can to make it the best possible. Is this unfair to other less affluent kids in other school districts? I don't believe so. We pay our fair share of taxes, in fact probably a lot more than most people do (we're upper middle class..no refunds, no tax breaks..we pay through the nose.) So therefore, if I can afford to put out extra to my childs school specifically in order to help them get the best education they can..i should be allowed to...and yes, they should benefit from it.

The fact is that all this 'affluence' we afford our own children is entirely voluntary..and people tend to forget that..those that want to try to make everything even will do nothing more than make us pull our children out of public school and sent them to private. Everyone knows what happens to public schools when that starts happening...the good teachers leave, the tax base diminishes (less children..less money)..schools start to close..there are more discipline problems with the children left behind...the list is endless.

Every child should be afforded an education, but that doesn't mean that you shouldn't be able to give your own a better one if you can afford it.

Answer 3

Isn't that the way we run the educational system in this country?
It matters whether your district has a high tax base that will support the things that better schools need for better education.

Are all schools in America equal?? I think not!

Answer 4

I think that would be a foolish thing to do. If a person were to love one child more than the other, They would wind up spending more money in therepy.

Answer 5

No.