SimplyPut":14ctxc1v said:justobserving":14ctxc1v said:SimplyPut":14ctxc1v said:Shane,
I appreciate your perspective. I agree with you on some. I guess I just don't understand the mass exodus of kids from public schools to private schools. Maybe I should not say mass, but if we could see it on a bar gragh for the last ten years or so I am sure it it would be heading north-northeast. Everyone has their reasons I suppose, but I am a bit old fashioned. I don't particularly like separation. I would rather see people band together to improve things for the common good of all kids in this case, as opposed to moving out on their own to try to make things better for a few. In the long run, if private schools turn out to be the way to go and it continues, where does that leave those left in the public ranks?
My question is why not more ??? Money is the answer there. If more people could afford it they would have their children in private schools.
Reasons to understand why someone would SPRINT from Public education system.
- Lack of discipline
Standardized and watered down curriculums
Standardized testing that cannot address the varied population it tries to address
Lowered expectations
Redistribution of wealth via government intervention and mandate ( Robin Hood among other funds controlled by distribution of funds based on state guideline adherence )
Social problems
Removal of God from our educational process
Removal of Country from our educational process
and the list goes on.
If the public had educational choice and their tax dollars could be applied to a private education the private school landscape would be transformed at a phenomenal rate.
JMHO
Exactly! I completely agree! But instead of banning together and trying to change those very things, those that can afford to leave do, those that can't have to settle. My question still remains. Where does that leave those that remain? Hence, the separation. Fight the fight would be my preference!
You still fight the fight, but it will take decades to reverse the rot, which does not help your kids now. If I was in a position where I could not afford a private/parochial school, I'd homeschool.