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Originally Posted by Infinite_Loser
*Wonders where some of YOU people live because the public education system around here seems to be doing pretty well, seeing as how they're constantly creating more and more magnet programs in the 'minority' communities*
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Have you been to the magnet schools in your area? They can be hit or miss.
Last year when I was teaching in Chicago I was in a magnet school. It was the last shot I gave that district because I had heard all these great stories about how magnet school are different and the kids want to be there. I went and I call bullshit on them. It was just as bad as the regular school I taught in the 2 previous years less than a mile away. The kids didn't care, the parents didn't care, and the administrator didn't care about anything. I was bamboozled and that's when I threw in the towel and left the public sector.
I'm not saying they are all like that. I was in another magnet school that was nice, but not stellar. However, it was the only school that I wasn't scared for my safety in and I saw parents that really did care. Which leads me back to the belief that it comes down to the parents.
Parents to kids are bigger than life. If parents aren't supporting their child's education, they are handing them failure notices. In the areas I have been in, the main problem is that people are having kids too young and can't care for themselves, let alone a child. If they didn't finish school or had bad experiences, they're passing that along to their child not realizing the consequences.
It's a frustrating problem and talking isn't helping it. Being in the trenches didn't help it. There has to be a power bigger than life to fix the problem and unfortunately, I don't see that happening anytime soon.