An archived stack of papers: 'comparison'
Conclusions: Faulty Comparison 4
In a stack of papers called Reform.
- Feb
- 28
- 2006
The roles of parents, money, and school focus are terribly important and horribly absent from today’s average public school. Parents influence behavior on campus; money influences decisions on campus; school focus influences quality on campus.
Home Is Where The Heart Is
The role parents play has an even more profound impact on a student’s academic development than the role... read more
Charter Me This, Batman: Faulty Comparison 3
In a stack of papers called Reform.
- Feb
- 27
- 2006
School systems in other countries are better than that in America. That is spoken without due consideration to the myriad of other things that are different in a student’s life overseas and that may impact academic performance. Private schools perform better on standardized tests that public schools do. But with the ability to cherry pick students and refuse an education to those who do not want... read more
Public Is Not Private: Faulty Comparison 2
In a stack of papers called Reform.
- Feb
- 25
- 2006
American Public Schools Versus Private Schools
The big problem with any kind of comparison between public and private school systems is that public schools have to take any student living in the attendance area. There are no tests to take, no essays to write. If you live within the marked area, you go to School X. Private schools only have to take those students they want to.
The Escape... read more
America And Europe: Faulty Comparison 1
In a stack of papers called Reform.
- Feb
- 24
- 2006
American Public Schools Versus The World
Many times, I’ve read or seen or heard comparisons between America’s public schools and a few other education systems. Comparing America’s public schools to other countries, private schools, and charter schools are the most common things I’ve seen, though comparisons to homeschooling are on the rise.
I do not believe the... read more