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The schools in this country are a joke, especially if you live in a metro area like myself. I'm paying for a school system I don't use. Then I pay again for the private school I send my son to, where he gets an actual education.

There is something very wrong with that.

If all parents paid out of pocket for their child's education, they might demand more from the system. They might actually put some effort into making sure their child benefits from the schooling. It's not a daycare people!

The schools in this country are a joke, especially if you live in a metro area like myself. I'm paying for a school system I don't use. Then I pay again for the private school I send my son to, where he gets an actual education. There is something very wrong with that. If all parents paid out of pocket for their child's education, they might demand more from the system. They might actually put some effort into making sure their child benefits from the schooling. It's not a daycare people!

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Even if I agree with everything you stated, I don't believe we aren't spending enough on schools. They don't even manage what they have well.

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They don't even manage what they have well.

I'm sure they could be managed much better, but it's hard to imagine how that's going to improve without spending extra money at least in the short term to identify and eliminate existing deficiencies.

It seems like you're hoping for a spontaneous improvement in human nature and decency... dreams are free.

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Parents who don’t care are a part of the problem. Their children are more likely to have behavior problems and need excessive attention from the teachers. When these teachers appeal to the parent for assistance the parents often blame the teachers, not their child for the situation.

Public money will not solve this problem. Perhaps if those parents, had to pay, even a small monthly amount, they might take their investment in the education more seriously.

Perhaps public schools should offer tiered levels of class rooms. Parents could pay an additional fee for a smaller class size and to insure their children are being taught alongside other children whose parents have made similar investment.

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Public money will not solve this problem. Perhaps if those parents, had to pay, even a small monthly amount, they might take their investment in the education more seriously.

Why you'd think that is completely beyond me. It's far more likely that those parents would become even more unhelpful and entitled, making more work for teachers, and just remove their children from school as soon as possible to save costs.

Perhaps public schools should offer tiered levels of class rooms...

So turn public schools into a more accessible private school system, where money buys education and the poor kids get stuck in a poverty trap? Public schools should be there to provide all children with an adequate educational opportunities regardless of their parents. Of course nobody in power really cares about educating the general population - idiots are easier to manipulate and deceive.