Originally posted by chrisjk
School voucher ayee? What's that. Buy a can of soup at Walmart and get a free school?
School vouchers work like this...

If you don't want your kids to go to public school, bush was going to give you 1400 dollars to go towards a private school. Sounds good....NOT

The average tuition for a private school is 3500 per year...so the 1400 helps but doesn't get you there. This is fine if you are rich enough to pay the additonal money. Good for your kid!

The drawback comes when you don't have the money or you have a special needs kid and the private schools won't take you.

What is left in the public schools are the poor kids or kids with problems....those who are already falling behind in our society.

Now look at the teachers...would you rather teach in a private school with the elite kids, or a public school with the "left-overs" and "forgotten" kids? The answer is clear...so we are left with the "left-over" teachers to teach these kids as well.

These kids don't get the education they deserve..the schools don't get the funding because they don't do well on the tests because of poor teaching or just bad environment. They grow up with no skills and they can't afford to send their kids to the good schools and the cycle continues.

It creates a virtual caste system in an already messed up and violent society...but hey MY kids would be okay so what do I care?????