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To: combjelly who wrote (778383)	4/4/2014 10:48:02 AM
From: i-node	Respond to of 1574115

>> It is called "standards". We have a civilization. And a technological one at that. There is a basic set of knowledge that all citizens need to have to be productive members. Teaching them nonsense is going to relegate them to being a permanent underclass. Standards are fine when they're sensible. But if you're going to have standards you have to have standards for the people who develop the standards. And that is probably just a tad too much for government to handle.

To: combjelly who wrote (778383)	4/4/2014 11:14:45 AM
From: joseffy	Respond to of 1574115

President "Stinkburger"

To: combjelly who wrote (778383)	4/4/2014 11:19:06 AM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574115

In many cases charter schools have been very successful at beating the standards being reported in mainstream schools, at least initially. That's why most of them have waiting lists for enrollment. Part of the problem with charter schools, however, is the governance. They are typically organized by very involved and driven parents but in a few years the children of those organizers move on and as succeeding generations of parents step up, things change. Another problem with the governance (parents in charge) is that the influence of a particular governing parent in getting anything special for their kid is easier than in mainstream schools, which in some cases can be viewed as a corruption of the system.