On Apr 9, 2013, at 9:28 AM, Aahz Maruch <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Apr 09, 2013, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> >> But I agree that many Americans are undereducated. As I said when >> this thread first shifted, American schools have failed their >> students. They became complacent, and many of them are packed with >> bad teachers protected by powerful unions with political connections. >> Things are changing, but improvement takes time. Grace's public school >> is a good one, in part because it's subject to heavy competition from >> excellent Catholic and private schools, but also because it's in a >> good neighborhood where the residents will accept nothing less. Most >> American children are not so fortunate. > > Where "good neighborhood" means parents with some combination of money > and time. You're right, most American children are not so fortunate.
That's why voucher funded charter schools are needed in those other areas. They can provide the competition for the public schools. Community involvement is another thing, but having an alternative to the public schools is a start. > -- > Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 http://rule6.info/ > <*> <*> <*> > Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
