School Choice

PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE

Utilization of public school choice will result in greater parental involvement with children and at school functions , improved student performance , and immediate reduction in some overcrowded schools

The reasons that parents want to chose which school their children attend is because it is blatantly obvious (through proven city , state and academic records , that not all public schools perform equally in educating their students in the basic courses -- the 3 R 's (`Reading `Riting , and `Rithmatic . Let us not even discuss further advancement in higher math and science

courses , so desperately needed by American students today whether or not they will pursue these disciplines in higher education

This 'dumbing-down ' of American students began even before WWII , but became obvious in post-WWII with a peaking in the late 60 's and 70 's with the introduction of experimental teaching theories and methods that were tested on our children as if they were guinea pigs

Out went the tried and true methods used for many , many , successful generations of productive students , and in came the newfangled ways that subsequently failed . The newfangled ways that failed were whole-word approaches to teaching reading , and so-called new math ' Parents who were the guinea pigs are now looking for schools that will teach their children through the proven , tried and true , and successful methods of many generations past , i .e , phonetic-based reading

Also , with these new experiments came many teachers whose only degree in schooling was Education . What happened to most teachers possessing a 4-year degree in the major in which they intend to teach ? This should be a pre-requisite for any teacher

All parents who take a constructive interest in all aspects of their childrens ' lives rank quality of schooling as a paramount concern Education has declined so greatly due to all factors listed above , that the old adage , `we aren 't gonna ' take it anymore ' has become reality

And , this concern is not only one held by parents in lower socio-economic and inner-city schools this concern extends into middle-class areas as well , where anyone from an earlier generation recognizes the `dumbed-down ' nature of our graduates today , evidenced by the decrease in students who take advanced math , science , and literature courses

How many students are prepared to grasp the higher vocabulary and different styles of writing in literature , when `Johnnie can 't read beyond a 3rd grade level upon completion of high school

Parents have the right to choose within the public school system where their children will attend . They have a right to choose the public school which has the best success rates in all ways schools are critiqued -- the schools with the best-educated teachers within the disciplines of interest , the schools with the highest standardized test scores , and the schools whose students have the highest scores on ACT and SAT tests , etc . They have the right to chose the schools with the greatest number of students accepted into college , the greatest number of students accepted into Ivy League schools...