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Originally Posted by OtterBooks
The kids with parents who can't or won't do whatever it takes to get their kid to a better school, well they deserve poor education anyway. Someone has to work menial labor jobs after all, especially if those same politicians who support vouchers continue to support cracking down on immigrati- hey wait a minute. I see what they're doin. Actually quite brilliant.
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My son goes to a public school in NYC. He gets an excellent education, because we keep an eye on what he is doing, and we will deal with any problems that he has.
You can get an excellent education anywhere. In fact, the school district isn't the biggest determining factor, it is the emphasis that parents put on the education in the first place.
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Originally Posted by Andrew H.
So your solution for the single mom who doesn't like that her kid is stuck in an urban school district with a 30% graduation rate is to...do nothing? Because vouchers might harm the wonderful egalitarian system we have today?
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I would have the kid be part of the 30%. And take advantage of the classes offered. I taught at one of the worst schools in NYC and we still had AP classes for the few students who worked...