In class, we looked at the benefits and drawbacks of charter schools and the charter school system. What are your thoughts on charter schools?
1. What are the benefits and drawbacks?
2. Based on your list from number 1 above and your own beliefs about charters, education, etc., which of the following would you support?
Should we increase the number of charter schools, even replace most existing public schools with charters?
Should we keep charter schools but make adjustments in how they operate to minimize some of the drawbacks mentioned?
Should we get rid of the charter system, and if so, can we take any of the benefits and somehow infuse them into the current public system?
Other? You can tailor your response to your interests and take-aways….
Sources:
https://lumiere.berkeley.edu/students/items/51556
https://www.hepg.org/her-home/issues/harvard-educational-review-volume-80-number-4/herbooknote/waiting-for-superman%E2%80%9D_360
Watch the film
https://patch.com/new-jersey/montclair/bp–the-inconvenient-truth-behind-waiting-for-superman