Saturday, March 28, 2009
"Who should be permitted to provide public schooling?"
Hess believes that anyone should be able to teach our children as long as they are being responsibile and following their public mission. Public schools have always had to deal with for-profit groups so why now shouldn't for-profit groups be able to run schools and instead of being "private" be labeled completely public. Hess believes what we call "private" schools could really be public schools because they follow certain societial guidelines and are not run the way the use to be run. Religious schools are the main factor this idea. Religion no longer has the control in communities as it once did. These religious private schools could be grouped into public schools because they do follow certain guidleines and standards the state and federal government have created. I agree with this point and believe that children should be able to attend a school that is safe and will help them learn the most they can. If a Catholic school does it for some kids then let those kids go there. I just think all schools need to be on the same page so we know our children we be able to function later on in society no matter where they went to school. In the article, Cathloic Schools Eyed for Charter, New York City wants to turn Catholic schools into public charter schools but they can't do this because the state needs to change laws in order for this to occur. The state of New York has a great idea to create new public schools and this is something all states should do. You can see though how private schools have been looked at in the past just by how the state laws are written and how they have to be changed. I believe parents and children should have the right to choose where they want to attend school and I think the states and federal government need to change and make this work. All schools could be labeled public schools because they all have a mission of educating the youth of America so they all have a common purpose, we just need to create a common set of goals in order for all American children to have equal education.
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Nice post highlighting the idea that states need to get on the same page about educating our children. I don't think it's fair that some schools offer more than others and it's unfortunate that schools do not have equal financial resources to pull from. The root of the issue in my book goes back to upbringing in the homes and the environments surrounding the schools and it's students. I can only imagine how frustrating teachers must be at the end of a day. It's unrealisitc to give every family and child the help and attention they need. As a RN in public schools I always feel like my job is never done and in some cases it never will. The comment, " All schools could be labeled public schools because they all have a mission of educating the youth of America so they all have a common purpose, we just need to create a common set of goals in order for all American children to have equal education." This gives you something to think about and really makes me wonder if education in America will ever be equal in a way that really no child is left behind? With the new changes approaching education in America via Barak Obama and his advisory committees, it will be interesting to see what happens.
ReplyDeleteI really agreed with your statement "I just think all schools need to be on the same page so we know our children will be able to function later on in society no matter where they went to school." Like I put in my reflection, no matter how the school is funded it should be a open, well balanced, and safe environment for a child. I think all schools should outline similar goals that reflect a well balanced, safe, open environment.
ReplyDeleteI also think that all schools should have the same major ending goal in mind, it mainly being the type of citizen they are looking to get out of all of this "education". I don't care as much about how it is done, as long as the end result remains. This is similar to many situations in life, we all do things differently, but the ending result is often the same. In being a Catholic school teacher, I obviously support private education, but I do not believe that the public spectrum has less to offer. In many ways, especially special needs, we offer far less. It is in the process of forming our students that we vary from the public schools as well. But as I said above, the end result is still that same. I think in this case, the old saying should be switched, it is about PRODUCT, not PROCESS!!
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