http://martyholman.com/2008/04/what-schools-are-you-paying-for/ Inspired by a true story Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:08:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://martyholman.com/2008/04/what-schools-are-you-paying-for/comment-page-1/#comment-501 Jeff Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:16:34 +0000 http://martyholman.com/?p=213#comment-501 There are many ways in which the whole idea of Charter Schools are confused from the get-go. It's an attempt to combine the best of public and the best of private education. It ends up with many of the worst traits of both. As a whole, charter schools are able to give the appearance of efficiency and effectiveness because they are able to shun the low-achievers, the disabled, etc. in ways that public schools can not. On a more specific level, it is quite absurd that this school is getting public funds... but the whole enterprise is so philsophically unsound that one hardly knows where to begin. There are many ways in which the whole idea of Charter Schools are confused from the get-go. It’s an attempt to combine the best of public and the best of private education. It ends up with many of the worst traits of both.
As a whole, charter schools are able to give the appearance of efficiency and effectiveness because they are able to shun the low-achievers, the disabled, etc. in ways that public schools can not.
On a more specific level, it is quite absurd that this school is getting public funds… but the whole enterprise is so philsophically unsound that one hardly knows where to begin.

]]> http://martyholman.com/2008/04/what-schools-are-you-paying-for/comment-page-1/#comment-498 Audra Krell Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:55:44 +0000 http://martyholman.com/?p=213#comment-498 Hi Marty, Very interesting and something that upsets me greatly. I am right with you, I don't want to be forced to pay for something that I have no belief in whatsoever and that sends people in the opposite direction of Christ. Paying for it makes me feel guilty by association. Hi Marty,
Very interesting and something that upsets me greatly. I am right with you, I don’t want to be forced to pay for something that I have no belief in whatsoever and that sends people in the opposite direction of Christ. Paying for it makes me feel guilty by association.

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