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Exactly. I'm the pp. There are many kids whose needs are not being met in public school, and it's not because of disabilities. Go read the independent school forum or visit some of the area privates. MCPS uses a cookie cutter, or as some say "factory model" of education. Many kids need project-based learning, or less disruptive classrooms, or a school with lots of breaks for physical activity. Why limit that option to just the wealthy? All our kids deserve an education that motivates them. Privates grant financial aid, but these schools will benefit from additional government funds. Many of the kids in MD go to Catholic, Jewish, or Muslim schools (per the Baltimore Sun article posted upstream). [b]These schools teach values[/b]; they use a virtues-based curriculum, which ironically was developed by a former MCPS "teacher of the year" who couldn't get MCPS to adopt this system. Kids from difficult backgrounds need very nurturing schools. Many public schools are so overcrowded and the teachers are so overwhelmed with bureaucracy and heterogeneous classrooms (see above thread from teachers) that they just can't reach these kids as well as small privates. The vouchers give these kids another chance, and the parents work hard to support their kids. By the way, have you asked where your public school teachers send their kids to school? I was surprised to learn how many MCPS teachers send their own kids to private schools. [/quote]

I can never decide whether I'm amused or outraged by the idea that public schools don't teach values. Probably both.[/quote]

Yes, I saw the posters in the classrooms and halls with the school's mission statement; I know the well-intended teachers try. But my kids' experience was that misbehavior was rarely addressed, except in the most egregious situations. They can teach, but they can't or won't discipline. I had public school teachers asking for my help in dealing with unruly kids. We got one situation addressed after many months of meetings and lawsuit threats from some of the well-heeled dads. At my kid's private high school, tardiness = automatic Saturday 6AM detention. They don't let things spiral out of control. [/quote]

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