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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For the person who wonders why it would be wrong to let the wealthier schools raise money for staff positions, while knowing poorer schools don't have the option: it reinforces social injustice, that is why.  The quality of your education should not be determined by your wealth.  Giving more to the "haves" widens the gap between them and the "have nots" and that isn't good for society.

Yes, I am a socialist.[/quote]

A couple of questions/thoughts.

1) I assume want to outlaw all private schools, right?  Perhaps you should take up this point with President Obama or Vice President Biden who's children/grandchildren attend one of the most expensive private schools in DC.

2) You do recognize that the purpose of public schools is not to relieve social injustice, it is to educate children.  What's next?  Should families also give up reading to their kids?  After all, parental reading is the biggest predictor for educational success.  Under your theory, it would be "unfair" for some to have this benefit while others are left without it.

3) In a county system like MOCO, the wealthier residents already support/subsidize schools in less affluent areas through their tax dollars.  In addition, any parent who participates in a PTA pays dues, approximately half of which subsidize programs in less affluent schools.  Furthermore, many schools have a program to raise funds, etc. for a less affluent "sister school" in the county.

4) Finally, please, point us to the socialist country that has innovated in any way?  Was the computer, iphone, super-conductor created in a socialist country?  Nope.  As much as you may not like it, dumbing-down a population and reducing opportunities to the lowest common denominator just.doesn't.work.

It seems like your desire to keep willing parents from providing additional resources to their schools isn't even really just some misguided notion that this will "level the playing field" rather it is some desire to "stick it" to folks with more resources.  In fact, I bet that the parents who want to provide these resources do more to help disadvantaged kids in this county than you have ever done.  Your talk seems like just that: empty words.[/quote]

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