If a kid has to take an entrance exam to get into a school, it should be categorized as a private school and should not receive one dime of taxpayer money. The kids who can't pass the entrance exam and have to go to a public school should have the same opportunities for a good education as the private school robbing them of tax payer funds. I posted my reasons for this opinion in my post to Boo. #206806
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <lengli...@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "raunchydog" <raunchydog@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <LEnglish5@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > The best public high school in the USA is a charter school here in > > Tucson, AZ. > > > > > > Charter schools aren't privately funded, and must maintain certain > > standards > > > with the state school board. > > > > > > > > > L. > > > > > > > What exactly is the criteria that defines it as a "good" school and > > what is the socioeconomic status of the student population? If the > > charter school is in an affluent area, I doubt you will see it > > catering to the military. Good PR can make any school look terrific, > > if the motive is profit, showcasing a school as a sales tool. The > > thing that has bugged me about school vouchers for years is that it > > diverts money from public schools with the intention of leaving them > > to crumble. Bush just accelerated the process with NCLB. If we had > > used the money to improve public schools, EVERYONE would have a chance > > to get a great education. Privatizing schools only serves to widen the > > gap between the haves and the have nots. > > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BASIS_Charter_School > > > Economic-status of kids is all over the place. There's a waiting list to get in, > and you have to pass an entrance exam at the start of each school year (new > AND returning students). There's also no provisions for physical handicaps > other than wheelchair access and the like and physical education/sports is > minimalist. > > My son went there for several years, startiong in the middle school. > The first year they gave PSAT tests he > scored the highest in the school, but had to drop out before he was eligible for > scholarships and so on. Finally got his GED. Ironic, because when he was 13, > he aced the local community college entrance exams, but they wouldn't accept > him because he wasn't ready emotionally. Luckily we got him into BASIS that > year because regular school was boring beyond belief for him. > > > L. >
