School Choice.

My first thought when I think of school choice is; Yes, everyone should have the opportunity to choose. I do think parents should be able to choose. Sometimes the district's we live in have poor schools. The children don't have a say in where they go. As a parent, it is their job to find a school that is appropriate and safe for their child. Like Glenn Beck stated; Washington DC schools are not just unsafe, they are dangerous. I feel if parents would like to remove their children from that kind of environment, they should be allowed. School is mandatory. Shouldn't it be mandatory to receive an education in a safe environment. A lot of these children come from a hard home life, then we throw them into a public school district that is equally hard if not harder. I think President Rutherford Hayes put it best..."To give all an equal chance to acquire knowledge is the best and surest way to give all an equal chance to acquire property. " When it comes to districts like Washington DC's, I think the parents should be given an equal chance to decide where they send their child.
A lot of what I read made very good sense. I found myself agreeing with a lot of what the proponents had to say. Some proponents felt; Vouchers would localize accountability as opposed to relying on government standards. I thought this was a great idea. However, the more I read about this topic, the less realistic it became. They wanted to promote free market competition. That sounds easy enough, right? I think just assuming that having districts lose their students would provide some incentive to improve. This assumption would work if the schools had funding to improve. I think there is a lot more to this topic. I think their intentions were good, but it became unrealistic. The more I read about vouchers/charters/school choice, the harder it was to pick one side.