Public boarding school—the way to solve educational ills?--Does This Proposal Remind You Of Hitler's and Stalin's State Schools?
From the article: Note: Why is this being published in a Physics and Science Newsletter, instead of the normal media?
"Buffalo's chronically struggling school system is considering an idea gaining momentum in other cities: public boarding schools that put round-the-clock attention on students and away from such daunting problems as poverty, troubled homes and truancy.
Supporters say such a dramatic step is necessary to get some students into an atmosphere that promotes learning, and worth the costs, estimated at $20,000 to $25,000 per student per year.
"We have teachers and union leaders telling us, 'The problem is with the homes; these kids are in dysfunctional homes,'" said Buffalo school board member Carl Paladino.
He envisions a charter boarding school in Buffalo where students as young as first or second grade would be assured proper meals, uniforms, after-school tutoring and activities."
Get's the students "away from such daunting problems as" parents and family, as well. Of course, we're already paying for a large percentage of the support anyway through welfare, so let's just take it to the next logical step. Just imagine the type of citizens the state can produce with this program.
"Buffalo's chronically struggling school system is considering an idea gaining momentum in other cities: public boarding schools that put round-the-clock attention on students and away from such daunting problems as poverty, troubled homes and truancy.
Supporters say such a dramatic step is necessary to get some students into an atmosphere that promotes learning, and worth the costs, estimated at $20,000 to $25,000 per student per year.
"We have teachers and union leaders telling us, 'The problem is with the homes; these kids are in dysfunctional homes,'" said Buffalo school board member Carl Paladino.
He envisions a charter boarding school in Buffalo where students as young as first or second grade would be assured proper meals, uniforms, after-school tutoring and activities."
Get's the students "away from such daunting problems as" parents and family, as well. Of course, we're already paying for a large percentage of the support anyway through welfare, so let's just take it to the next logical step. Just imagine the type of citizens the state can produce with this program.
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I think people proposing this are responding to the issue of kids from dysfunctional families sending their kids to school without meals or proper clothing. Then the teachers need to make up for a bad home life to educate them.
I don't have an answer to the problem because I see the logic in getting these kids to a stable environment and hopefully breaking the cycle of poverty. But I'm loath to expand gov't in any way. Many people rise to the occasion when left alone but lean on gov't programs if they can. I also question if gov't run boarding schools with a bunch of troubled kids segregated from the rest of society would be any better than kids growing up in troubled homes.
Schooling starts at home. It always has and always will. You want better kids, stop encouraging behaviors that destroy family. You're not going to solve the problem by taking the kids away from their families and support structures.
They will be taught how to sign up for benefits, who to vote for, and how to get a free Obamaphone.
This idea in Buffalo is just another example of Marxist failure being fixed by more regulations and more control. When implemented, Buffalo's children will be perfectly educated.
I don't mind the idea of charter and private schools where the parents have choices and the NEA isn't involved, but this doesn't sound as if its going to be about choice. I don't think this is going to turn out good, and I'm pretty confident that AS and AR won't be on their reading list.