Charter Schools Anyone? - Page 2

[GruppieGirl]

Sunmountain- I compeletly agree with you. As parents we are lucky to have a choice in public schools!

There was a lot of political "stuff" at my school too. I think that many people felt threatened that their public school wasn't good enough. That wan't the case. It all came back to choices.

In RI where I live now, the charter schools seem to only be in the inner city and have very specific populations that they cater to. I hope by the time my dd reaches school age we too will have one more choice.

[mommy22]

I didn't realize how lucky we were until reading all these posts. Getting our private school chartered was easy compared to what I've been reading here.

In Florida, where I live, charter schools are very popular, and we have a very large number of them, and I don't get the feeling that other "traditional" public schools feel threatened at all. It seems more like they are greatful to us for keeping their student population at a more manageable level.

It is wonderful to have a choice in public education. But not all charter schools really give you a choice, unless you are under privledged or have a learning or emotional disablility. But more charter schools are going up that meet the requirments of charter schools because they have a "non-traditional" approach to learning.

I'm actually surprised more people don't look into charter schools. Most people I meet don't even know they exist. I just hope we can keep building the charter population, and put ourselves on the map, so to speak. Maybe then more politicians will stand up and take note of what wonderful things can actually happen in a classroom!

[loved]

Sunmountain,
They don't "monitor" bedtimes, of course that would be impossible. Just like they can't monitor TV viewing. They have guidelines that they expect parents to follow. In this case they want kids to be in bed by 7:30 (school is 8:45 to 4:30). They can often tell which child has a good early bedtime and which don't. For TV, thier guidelines are 2 hours per week. Again, children who are not following those guidelines foten show it in thier behavior. That does not mean they'll boot you out of school for it, but we do sign a contract saying we agree with the guidelines and will follow them. I really like that. It means that - hopefully - all the parents are on the same page.

With love,
Lesley