Gato_Solo
Out-freaking-standing OTC member
Gonz said:Maryvale?
Schools get the same amount of money per student. Most places require that by law. The teachers are the ones pulling "white flight" away from some of the schools, because poor &/or minority parents are less inclined to give a shit about their kids education. No point in teaching those that refuse to learn. Those that want to learn are surounded by thugs & hooligans (even 2nd graders know the score), lessening what education they should receive because of their neighbors.
1. Sorry, Gonz. Only some places require that by law. There's still a huge difference between the schools in the inner city and the schools in the 'burbs. BTDT.
2. If the school is no longer educating students, due to the actions of the students and the parents in the district, it will definitely show after the money evens out. The schools with the biggest problems get replaced by jails. They can even build to code for any future changes necessary.
What society, in general, has to learn is that you can't have a decent education without 2 things. Money, and discipline. While moving to a general fund is a start, the second part must be in place also. Detention, expulsion, and those other 'feel-good' kind of programs do nothing to instill discipline, and anything more would get mommy and/or daddy and their lawyers involved. If a child doesn't want to learn, or terrorizes those around them, then put them out completely. make mommy and/or daddy educate the child, and the only thing they come in for is testing. That way...if they don't learn, who's fault is it?
BTW...both my 13 and 14 year old daughters are taking algebra and pre-calc respectively, because I taught them one very important lesson...education is the only key to a successful life.