Re: Joe Bo Question on Charter Schools

[ABurke5054@aol.com]

Joe Bo ... Remember that charter schools are not particular kinds of  
schools, the way Ford is a particular kind of car and Sears is a particular kind  of 
retail store.  Charter schools can be very different from one another  and, in 
fact, encouraging differences is one of the theoretical  justifications for 
charter schools.  The theory for charter schools  itself is simple enough:  
There are people within and outside public  education who have innovative ideas 
about organizing and running  schools; public schools should put innovative 
ideas into  practice; parents and kids should be able to choose  such schools; 
and public authorities should exercise  due diligence in regard to such schools. 
   
 
Now in answer to your question about enrollment:  Charter schools  are 
supposed to be open in the same way as other public schools.  Are  charter schools 
picking the better blueberries?  Some probably  are.  But so too some of the 
better blueberries are probably  picking charter schools
 
Art
 
In a message dated 6/21/2006 9:01:14 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
_jpottini@adelphia.net_ (mailto:jpottini@adelphia.net)  writes:

Art:
 
I am not ignoring you Art, I just don't follow your question.  
 also, I don't have enough understanding of the whole mess of  charter 
schools.
 
If they are the run the same as public schools, what makes them  better?
 
Whatever is is, let's "bottle it" and work it into our public schools,  eh?
 
Something is missing from my understanding the whole issue, I am  sure.
 
However, . . . public charter, public funds, public kids so what makes  them 
better.
 

I don't think we should fight them, we  should embrace their ways if they are 
so good.
 
Big question is do they take all comers or are they like the ice  cream 
factory
making the best blueberry ice cream because it discards those berries not  
up to par?
 
Joe Bo