Taxpayers pay about $9000/yr /child to educate children in public schools. Class sizes are enormous and getting bigger with this year's new budget cuts (in CA, it's going from 35-42+ in secondary and over 24 in elementary). BUT, it's the SAME people who do not want to pay taxes for anything and cringe when faced with a $30/month tax extension who seem to be the squeakiest wheels.
"Education" does not take place simply between the hours of 8:00am-3:00pm.
The old adage is true. You get what you pay for...Unless you are willing to pay almost $50,000/yr ($46,420) like they charge at Choate or another boarding school, you do NOT get to dump your kid off and expect other people to magically "educate" them. Even the day tuition alone at that school and other private school with tiny class sizes (12) over $36,000/yr/child. Parochial schools don't charge the full amount it actually costs to educate a child in tuition, because they count highly on those who subsidize others' education through their generous donor support.
Class sizes at these expensive private boarding schools is 3X what taxpayers pay for public schools and class size is 12, or one third what it is in public schools. Is it any wonder less kids means more attention and a more personalized experiences? It's simple math.
I provide a HIGH quality education EVERY day. AND I HIGHLY subsidize the studies of my students with my OWN money. You can NOT delegate your child's "education" to others unless you are willing to hand them over and pay a princely sum for the privilege.
When you adjust for poverty, the USA ranks #2 in reading in international tests
.http://neatoday.org/2010/1
At US schools with less than 10% poverty, we are #1 in the WORLD. So, if a kid attends a school in an "affluent" area and isn't performing, stop blaming the school. ALL parents, regardless of the area, can take greater control of their own child's education. Attend the Site based management meetings, do homework WITH your child, if you can't, get a tutor or take your child to tutoring centers like parents of college-bound students did in japan where I lived for three years. Spend Saturdays or Sundays visiting museums and cultural events. There are many who offer free or very low priced admissions. I'd like to see as many posts of parents participating in their children's EDUCATION as opposed to the countless hours they spend sitting on grass watching kids play sports, sometimes ALL weekend long...sports are healthy when balanced with a child's academic and other needs.
http://nasspblogs.org/principaldifference/2010/12/pisa_its_poverty_not_stupid_1.html
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