October 21, 200817 yr Vouchers would, in fact, leave some kids behind. There are a limited number of vouchers, so not every child will get one. They will be "left behind" in the schools that have less money to pay for quality teachers, equipment, and technology. I think we need to work on fixing the public school system instead of taxpayers paying for private schools. The way I understand it anyone with a child in school would get the voucher.
October 21, 200817 yr Right now if a kid is kicked out of a private school they have the right to go to a public school where they live, but the public school has a VERY hard time doing anything about removing the "bad element" that distracts other students and inhibits the educational process and lowers test scores. How would vouchers address this issue?
October 21, 200817 yr Author Right now if a kid is kicked out of a private school they have the right to go to a public school where they live, but the public school has a VERY hard time doing anything about removing the "bad element" that distracts other students and inhibits the educational process and lowers test scores. How would vouchers address this issue? It would simply make the rate of the "bad element" increase in your school until the "bad element" population lessened so great that your school would have to stop operation and then the "bad element" would then simply move on to be someone elses problem.....
October 21, 200817 yr It would simply make the rate of the "bad element" increase in your school until the "bad element" population lessened so great that your school would have to stop operation and then the "bad element" would then simply move on to be someone elses problem..... I agree. And I don't think this cycle solves any problem.
October 21, 200817 yr Vouchers would, in fact, leave some kids behind. There are a limited number of vouchers, so not every child will get one. They will be "left behind" in the schools that have less money to pay for quality teachers, equipment, and technology. I think we need to work on fixing the public school system instead of taxpayers paying for private schools. That's not true. Why in the world would there not be enough vouchers for each student? Right now if a kid is kicked out of a private school they have the right to go to a public school where they live, but the public school has a VERY hard time doing anything about removing the "bad element" that distracts other students and inhibits the educational process and lowers test scores. How would vouchers address this issue? It would simply make the rate of the "bad element" increase in your school until the "bad element" population lessened so great that your school would have to stop operation and then the "bad element" would then simply move on to be someone elses problem..... I agree. And I don't think this cycle solves any problem. Why are you two assuming that the voucher program would fail at this? I am sure that you both have ideas to fix this. Why could they not be incorporated into a school system with vouchers? And why do you assume that vouchers would not deal with it? Or do you think that the current system deals with it better? Furthermore, I would not be opposed to certain schools that existed primarily to deal with students who had been kicked out of other schools. I can't imagine why there would not be a market for this. If there were enough students who got the boot, then certain institutions designed specifically for dealing with them would pop up, and then get their vouchers and attached tax dollars.
October 21, 200817 yr Explain to me how the vouchers would fix this problem. I'm not against the idea altogether, I just don't see how it helps in the big picture. Alternative schools are one of the possibilities.
October 21, 200817 yr Explain to me how the vouchers would fix this problem. I'm not against the idea altogether, I just don't see how it helps in the big picture. Alternative schools are one of the possibilities. Vouchers certainly help the average & above average students because it fosters competition among the school. Your question is whether or not it would help the below average students- the problem students. If it really becomes a problem, with kids getting kicked out of school, there would be a question of what to do with those kids. IMO, new schools would pop up, whether they are designed for kids who don't fit in with college prep learning, or kids with disciplinary problem. As of right now, there is no reason for anyone to start a school specifically designed for problem students. When problem students become, essentially, a customer, then schools will compete for them. Either way, you seem to know a lot about the school system (at least more than me). What do you think is the optimal solution for dealing with these problem students?
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