Charter Schools

In this article, the issue is the Maryland district won't okay two charter schools. The result is the journalist thought the Maryland school district was fearful of the possible charter schools. The goal of one of the charter schools was to increase education for the poorer students. That seems like a harmless act. If the Maryland school district is in fear of the charter schools, I could see why. A reason could be the fact that it appeals to students who are less fortunate. Another reason for this fear could be the Maryland school district sees a charter school as competition. I can understand that since this nation is competing to find jobs. However, people should appreciate the ambition of the charter school teachers. On the wikipedia site, it stated that there is a waiting list for students and the charter schools only accept a certain amount of students. In that sense, this goes against Mann's policy of providing education for all, regardless of race, social class, and wealth. Charter schools might be a good alternative to public schooling but it doesn't give itself any merit by hand picking who students who get accepted into the school. There are slight changes which doesn't quite hurt the image of charter schools. While I was raised in a public school manner, I am in favor of public schools because I was brought up in that manner. It seems like a hierarchy in schools is needed but that reasoning is due to the fact of the context I was brought up with.
While charter schools might be viewed as a competitor for the public school system, people should look at the greater cause of charter schools. The charter schools are motivated to educate students, just as the public school is motivated to educate students. People should appreciate that charter schools and public schools are there to educate future job holders.


Source:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/15/AR2011021504469.html