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@Michael, those are good points. But I just don't think the privatizing education is the way to go. Education should be free for any k-12 school.

Now Rick does have a point about parental involvement. But if you segregate your child in a way which removes them from the rest of the world they are destined to live in, it'll likely create more problems down the world w/them adapting to a world you refused to expose them to. In a perfect world, every child in every school would be surrounded by peers whose parents instill the value of an education. That "perfect" world is often seen in the form of private schools.

According to everything I had read, more parents were willing to enroll their child in DCPS under Michelle Rhee because of what they "hoped" would be the future of DCPS. What I'm interested in finding out is how many of these same people are now looking to move away from DC and why.

Also, we often cite the success found in other cities as a reason for why we might do things here. W/that in mind, are there good examples of cities where public schools are doing well that we can follow?

by HogWash on Jul 17, 2012 2:29 pm • link • report