A number of years ago I wasn't supportive of a policy to fund faith-based schools but as I gave it more thought I decided why not?
I beginning to wonder if the public that opposes faith based school funding really understands what would happen under such a policy? These schools/school boards could approach the Ministry of Education and if they met all the requirements under the Education Act (teacher certification, facilities, curriculum, etc.) would essentially be brought into the public school system. The policy would be inclusive rather than exclusive. Yes, there may be more parents that might choose to send their children to one of these schools but then why would it matter. However, these schools would likely have to curtail the religious portion of their curriculum just as the Catholic schools have had to.
I wonder if there is some concern that a radical religious sect would be able to access pubic funds. I can't really see how that would happen if they are subject to the provisions in the Education Act. I wonder if there is some underlying racial stereotyping going on. That the province would be giving money to Muslim school who are teaching children to hate the West.
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My kids have already gone through the public schools in Texas and I wish that we would have had some other choices for them. I don't think that competition would be bad for the public school system in the US.
We took our son out of public school in Texas, because he told us if we didn't, he was going to drop out. He was 16 at the time, and could have declared emancipation, and would have done so if we hadn't listened. He was miserable, the bullying he endured was pitiful, most teachers were horrible, and the curriculum did not fulfill his needs or desires. Luckily we had a great parochial school about twenty miles away, so we enrolled him, (much to the chagrin of our budget (no government funding)). In his junior and senior years, he was attending college, along with taking his high school classes. That's because the private school had the freedom to analyze the students and speed them along if they were capable. We have never regretted that decision.
I would be in favor of vouchers so that other families with school-aged children who feel the same as we did could have the chance to go to a better school. I don't think the time is right in Texas now - too many of Chimpy's minions are still in charge - it would be a major cluster-f^c$. Maybe some day.
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