The sad fact is some children don’t get the quality they need because of one simple factor: money. Charter schools get the best of the best in resources, families that are able to pony up the dough can get their kids in the schools, while the lower income families suffer by sending them to the public schools with teachers that don’t get paid enough, with resources that are way too scarce to promote any sort of efficient learning, and with a lack of parental guidance or care because of the environment.
The truth is all education needs to be “public,” simple as that. Separating into two systems has never and will never work–just another system of segregation, similar to that of race. We’ve seen it many times, too–you have a student struggling in a public school setting, but however exceling well despite the difficulty. However, that student will be pulled aside and left behind in favor of some of these other students going to ‘better’ schools. While these students also excel, what makes them any different than a student excelling in a public setting? There’s no difference. There should be no selection necessary.
It’s almost like a free-for-all in the educational field, and it’s no wonder public school teachers are fighting hard to maintain a sort of stability within the workforce. Better income, better benefits, more resources in schools–such as computers, textbooks, maybe even e-readers or iPods and other innovative electronic devices–can most definitely help a teacher reach all kinds of students, bringing more of that story of a public school student who struggles hard to get that “A.”
Again, the whole situation is about money. It’s not about quality. The families out there that have the most money can buy the best education for their children, while the rest miss out. Priority must occur, to be honest, or else the dismal setting of public school vs. charter school will continue….