Excellent letter from Cheryl Janeway: Kids an afterthought in education tug of war "The discussion rages on in this state about how awful the public school system is and how some of these private/charter schools are the answer. Which has survived, the charter/private school or the public school? As I have stated before, I, my husband, son, grandchildren, family and friends are all products of the public school system and are all well-adjusted human beings contributing to the human race. Which of these schools are closing their doors, and which ones are staying open with limited resources? Your public schools. There are many, many fine parochial schools in our town, and if your children are lucky enough to attend one, excellent! I am speaking of the charter schools that pop up overnight, claiming to be the answer to your prayers, and close up about as soon as they opened. I watch commercials on TV every day for schools of higher education that are in strip malls and wherever else they can squeeze one in. One of their ad persons claims that his parents wanted him to go to college because an education will stick “witch” you. Who are the ones suffering? Your kids. They are little pawns in this game, and who ultimately wins or loses? I sure want it to be our kids, as they are going to run this world when all of the rest of us are distant memories." CHERYL A. JANEWAY New Haven journalgazette.net/article/20130825/EDIT09/308259976/1149/EDIT09
Posted on: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 08:01:43 +0000
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