| Contradiction? |
6/8/04 6:45 AM |
| Author:
Mike Clem
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It appears to me that if giving charter schools more flexibility and freedom is positive and highly desired, then why don't we do the same with conventional public schools. As a public school teacher, who supports charter schools, choices, and options, I feel that NCLB & Federal Policy are invasive big brother forms of control. After all, isn't that one of the major reasons for creating charter schools - to remove as much of the self-serving bureaucracy as possible. Now, I agree that this won't change our current factory education system but, until everyone takes education more seriously and not just as a political stepping stone or for economic gain, we will continue to use public schools as warehouses for our youth. And, charter schools will eventually have greater controls placed on them.
Posted as a reply to:
Accountability and Charter Schools by Bob Montgomery 
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