Before this government came to power, many failing schools were simply allowed to drift on in a pattern of continuing failure. The government is determined to break that pattern and is successfully doing so.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
When kids start school, families often have little choice over where they can go. Sometimes, children are forced into a failing school simply because their parents live in a certain district, and that school is the only option.
Schools don't really allow failure and yet it's a valid part of any endeavour, not just writing.
School reform is not enough. The notion of schooling itself must be challenged.
While the public school rewards failure by throwing more government money at failing school systems, the voucher system does the opposite.
If you feel your school is failing you, the question is why. Is it a lack of parental involvement, large classes, school violence, poor learning environment? Are there any standards to determine where problems are? Are there tutoring or mentoring programs? If the school is still failing after 3 years then what are your options?
Kids are falling through the cracks and nobody notices it. That to me is what's wrong with the school system.
If the government is going to mandate levels and punish schools for failing, they should send that money to the school system.
The money in the schools overpowers the principles of the purpose.
I really think the single most important thing to remember about trying to fix the schools is that there is no such thing as an instant result.
How is it we could have a system where schools could remain lousy for 50 years and yet you do exactly the same thing this year that they did 50 years ago when it didn't work then, and no one feels any pressure to change?