The only way I can see to overcome this is to privatize non-performing schools. The state takeover is bogus because it does not relaly happen at least not here, nor do I think it would really be a solution if it did.
On 10/27/05, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Actually, I have no problem with private schools receiving public moneys. > > But by accepting the money, they are accepting some oversight and loss > of control. > > For example, I think private schools should be treated similar to > magnet schools (which are really an example of a private school > outside of the normal public school arena). > > But G, you are completely correct. Schools are a very local problem. > But unfortunately, bad schools are self-perpetuating. Parents who went > to those schools are likely to stay in the area and send their kids to > those schools. And unless they are out of the ordinary, they won't do > any better than their parents did engaging the school. > > How do you break the cycle of bad parenting/bad schooling in those places? > > On 10/27/05, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Private schools should receive no government funding. > > > > Public schools are failing nationwide because of the failure of parents > and > > the resulting apathy of their children. Involved parents create > energetic > > children which leads to invigorated teachers......The public schools > can't > > be fixed from the top-down...only from the bottom-up. > > > > Public schools fail because they are a reflection of a failed public. > > > > > > > No Gruss, you are wrong. > > > > > > If private schools do not have to accept people on basis of race, > > > religion, test scores, IQ, money, athletic ability or special needs, > > > then they have a completely unfair advantage in every way. That would > > > not be the "free market" education you have been preaching about. > > > > > > If public schools could cherry-pick their students like private > > > schools do, then we would see test scores jump overnight for these > > > schools as well. > > > > > > The difference between a private school and a public school is that a > > > public school has to take EVERYONE who wants to go. > > > > > > This level playing field for all students is both the blessing and the > > > curse of our public school system. > > > > > > If private schools want to get public money, then I think (as well as > > > everyone I've ever talked to on the subject) that they need to adhere > > > to the same rules that public schools must meet. > > > > > > This should also includes fair hiring practices, freedom of speech, > > > and the like. > > > > > > If, on the other hand, you don't think that private schools should > > > have to follow the same fair practices, do you think that public > > > schools should? > > > > > > And if you think private schools shouldn't, and public schools should, > > > have you thought that out to its logical conclusion? Exactly who is > > > going to be left in the public school system? > > > > > > And how is this preferential treatment of some schools over others a > > > fair market for education? > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:178518 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
