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more ... Commentary: McCain right, Obama wrong on school vouchers - CNN.comACCRA, Ghana (CNN) -- "All I want is for my children to get the best education they can."
That statement, along with so many others, has been a consistent one that I've heard on my radio show and in discussions with parents for years, especially those whose children are stuck in inner-city schools with decrepit buildings and a lack of critical resources.
And for the past 20 years, one of the most talked-about solutions for parents stuck in dead-end, failing schools is to give them the option to use vouchers to send their children someplace where they could get a quality education.
Republicans have made vouchers a linchpin of their education overhaul initiatives. Democrats have steadfastly refused, saying it would take vital dollars out of the public school system.
By Roland S. Martin
CNN Contributor
more ... Commentary: McCain right, Obama wrong on school vouchers - CNN.com
You went to a public school, didn't you?
I'm against school vouchers because of religious schools. I don't want my tax dollars going to mosques or fundamentalist Churches trying to pawn themselves off as learning institutions.
Vouchers basically let the parent pick the school, right? If so, then how are inner city kids going to get to better schools if they can't afford transportation? Do we expect buses to run all over the place to pick up kids? I just don't see how this is possible since there will still be the same number of kids in crappy schools and nice ones. And the teachers seem to disagree with it, while the politicians are for it. The teachers likely have a better perspective, IMO.
The teachers in inner city schools do, yes.
Why? Because they don't want to lose their jobs for being horrible teachers.
I have a question for you jsanders.
How many inner city classroom teachers have you observed?
The teachers in inner city schools do, yes.
Why? Because they don't want to lose their jobs for being horrible teachers.
I am for them, because I am for people have choice in their lives. They pay taxes, let the decide where to spend them, and on what schools.
Charles, 10000 kids might want to go to the best school that only houses 500. What do we do?
I say stop having a tug of war between public and private and invest in worthwhile positive reinforcment to motivate kids to excel beyond "well, you should just be happy to learn".
A handful, when I worked with the Teach for America program.
Do I think all inner city teachers are bad? Heck no. Do I think all rural areas have great teachers? Heck no. I think public education needs an entire reform, but it's not an issue the President has anything to do with. It's a state issue, and should remain as such.
Maybe a better way than vouchers is out there. How about tax breaks for people who send their people to private schools? To off set the taxes they pay for public schools.
just a thought.
Then the rich will benefit from tax breaks because they can already afford to send their kids to private schools. Just what we need, another reason for the poor to resent the rich.
