Charter vs. Public Schools: Which Would You Rather Attend, or Have Your Kids Attend?

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Charter vs. Public Schools: Which Would You Rather Attend, or Have Your Kids Attend?

by Mr. T Posted June 10, 2008 23:58:08

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Charter schools are public schools that are very much independent from a school district, meaning they have less restrictions, but in exchange must "improve academic performance." Most Charters are therefore run by private, nonprofit organizations, or by local teachers, parents, or activists.

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has one of the greatest number of Charters in their district. LAUSD Charters were seen to have outscored regular LAUSD public schools in almost every category, faring them better academically.

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+2 raves Mollybdamned American Atheist June 11, 2008 00:01:33

Answered: I would prefer a regular public school.
Who pays. If it's vouchers with public money. No way.
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Radlad June 16, 2008 07:09:18

Answered: I prefer private schools over public schools.
Home schooling may be the best. At least you know everything that's being taught. And you know that gallons of cool-aid aren't being forced down your kids throat. The drawback is he might not know how to put a condom on a cucumber........................
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caroline52 June 13, 2008 21:54:06 (edited)

Answered: I would prefer a regular public school.
i have a friend that goes to a charter school.
she says its not any diffrent but it is.
much diffrent
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Cass.♥M♥ June 13, 2008 04:10:48

Answered: I would prefer a regular public school.
i know people who went to them and hate it....id rather stay with my friends...
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runningintriangles June 13, 2008 02:45:23 (edited)

Answered: I would prefer a regular public school.
I'm quite content with my school, of course, I've not had the experience of going to anything but public school, so I suppose I'm just used to it. I mean, it's not fantastic, but that's not because of the kind of school, it's more because I have a short attention span, and I find being indoors and doing the same thing each day to be exhausting. Winter is brutal, since miuns 30 degrees C is not great weather to eat lunch outside in. But fall and spring are lovely, and I'm alright as long as I get some time outside.
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Flowerbomb June 13, 2008 00:43:16

Answered: I prefer private schools over public schools.
I went to private school and my kids do.
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Kd June 12, 2008 21:50:36

Answered: I would prefer a regular public school.
Ive been to both Charter schools and public schools. really they arent that great. They are cheap and so picky. like you get fined for EVERYTHING!! no joke. and really most of my teachers didn't teach me a damn thing... it was a useless waste of my time... Plus (I really gotta be honest) one day I like sluffed all day and just roamed the hallways nobody DID anything about it... and a ton of teachers saw us. no it was NOT on the last day of school either. we had like four weeks left. so yeah the teachers were dumb.
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KayDee June 12, 2008 18:02:54

Answered: I would prefer a Charter school.
sounds like a more fun learning environment
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Princess Michelle ASPCA/Hum... June 12, 2008 05:38:02

Answered: I would prefer a regular public school.
It was good enough for me!
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fred June 12, 2008 02:36:16

Answered: I would prefer a Charter school.
NEA dominated public schools are socialism at its worse -- low quality, low motivation, low results. Just about the only thing there's a lot of is left wing propoganda mixed in with this and that. One of the worse wastes of community facilities are schools. They ought to just give parents money to educate their kids and turn the school facilities over to someone who rents them to whoever wants to teach (aka something like charter schools).
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samie411 June 11, 2008 23:19:36

Answered: I would prefer a regular public school.
i go to a charder school! :-(
Arel to samie411 June 12, 2008 11:36:19

What do you not like about it? I am just curious as I don't know much about Charter schools as we don't have any where I am from.
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kmay June 11, 2008 20:53:51

Answered: I would prefer a Charter school.
Proven to out perform the public schools which are loaded down with bureaurcracy.
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Emi Kay June 11, 2008 12:24:25

Answered: I would prefer a Charter school.
I go to a charter school for arts and it's amazing! This was my first year there and i used to go to a public school. For me, the coolest thing was that the academics can be geared and related to arts, or whatever the charter school specializes in. It gets kids who are alike together and teaches them in a way that appeals to them. It's soooo much fun!
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suzann June 11, 2008 12:14:26

Answered: I prefer private schools over public schools.
i prefer private because i go to one myself.
i been to both public and private and i just think that the private ones are better
Mr. T to suzann June 11, 2008 19:25:27

do you have to wear uniforms? If so, do you mind it?
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suzann to Mr. T June 12, 2008 11:20:51

yea we do have to wear uniforms
but i find them quite good
because it makes all the students equal
so you can't really tell if they are rich or poor
and the blazer might be quiet uncomfortable but you move on
running... to suzann June 13, 2008 02:42:08

Why do you think private schools are better? Just curious.
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suzann to running... June 13, 2008 10:15:39

the standards are higher and they are more disciplined
and im not speaking of all public schools
its just that the ones i went to had a poor standard of learning
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running... to suzann June 13, 2008 21:32:40

Ah, see, the few mates I've had that went to private schools said their parents paid for their grades, but I suppose not all would be that way. Of course, it was a private Catholic school the two of them had gone to, so I suppose ruling out private schools altogether wouldn't be right.
suzann to running... June 14, 2008 07:51:06

yeaa
well they are pretty expensive
and its always important about how the child feels in the school
and also its imprtant with comfortability
so its always usually how the parents feel which sometimes is caused by stupid reasons
running... to suzann June 14, 2008 14:42:17

Yeah, it was the whole "it costs too much" reason my mum never sent me to private school, not that I really cared, haha.
suzann to running... June 16, 2008 11:32:36

yea
i actually chose which school to go to
my mum didnt care just as long it didnt reach the limit of money it can cost
running... to suzann June 16, 2008 15:03:32

That's cool. Our limit was $0 so it was off to public school. Can't say I really cared, haha.
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suzann to running... June 17, 2008 09:36:47

i was gonna go to a public school at first
thats when i first came to australia
buht the school wanted us to pay $7,500 for a year
so then we went to a private school and they were cheaper
now i just ended up going to a private hs even though itsa more expensive then a public buht iono somehow i ended up going there
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danielle June 11, 2008 07:32:28

Answered: I would prefer a regular public school.
public school worked fine for me.
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Dave Sawyer ♥ Child of God ♥ June 11, 2008 04:47:27

Answered: I prefer private schools over public schools.
Or home schooling
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Beloved June 11, 2008 02:48:19

Answered: I would prefer a Charter school.
See i'm biased i go to a charter school. I've never been to a public school but i wouldn't transfer over for anything. I love my school. I love my teachers and i love the type of people at the school. I have a closeness with some of my teachers that you just can't get anywhere else. I know if am having a bad day i can go talk to that teacher and cry a little and she'll listen. Our teachers love what they do and i learn so much from them, wether it's talking to them one on one or in the classroom. The school lets me learn about things i'm passionate about and because of that i learn more because i actually want to. I think charter schools are great things, when used correctly. I just happen to have found the best charter school ever!
Mr. T to Beloved June 11, 2008 02:54:48

sounds like a pretty awesome school
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Beloved to Mr. T June 11, 2008 03:09:39

it is. I want to go to school each day. I don't wake up dreading the day ahead of me.
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Emi Kay to Beloved June 11, 2008 12:26:40

You don't get a whole lot of kids there that don't want to be at school. It's like everyone there has actually chosen to go there, but at a public school a lot of kids seem forced to go.
Mr. T to Emi Kay June 11, 2008 19:26:36

that must be why they seem to score better academically... if the kids actually want to be there, they are more likely to learn. =)
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Beloved to Mr. T June 13, 2008 18:53:26

Yup! We all love our school!
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MadHatter June 11, 2008 01:05:34

Answered: I would prefer a regular public school.
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◘Nau©herš◘ June 11, 2008 00:17:31

Answered: I would prefer a Charter school.
if i can afford it...anything for more education
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Emi Kay to ◘Nau©herš◘ June 11, 2008 12:29:15

The cool thing about a charter school is that it's publicly funded so it doesn't cost a lot more to go ther. I think we pay like 200 dollars or something a year and the school gets most of it's money from fundraisers and performances. It allows for the oppotunity to be available for everyone!
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freewill~STS~freespirit June 11, 2008 00:02:28

Answered: I would prefer a regular public school.
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Mollybdamned American Atheist June 11, 2008 00:01:33

Answered: I would prefer a regular public school.
Who pays. If it's vouchers with public money. No way.
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Derrick From Dixie June 10, 2008 23:59:58

Answered: I would prefer a regular public school.
There is only one HS in this town,so I do not have much choice