Communitas

I like this prompt question because I find that I ask myself this question every time I visit Georgetown’s City Collegiate Charter School.

My paper is in support of the charter system, as I believe families should have the right to choose schools and have the right to be satisfied with the education their children are receiving. The schools should pass government standards (academic, facilities, etc). As long as the families are satisfied—I believe charter education is doing its job.

I stated in my previous posting that I’m aiding a teacher in two ‘pull out’ sections, where all the children have learning, social, and emotional disabilities. Both of these sections have four students—making the student to ‘teacher’ ratio 1 to 2. I think that’s pretty impressive, despite the fact that I’m only a college student (not a teacher) and the fact that it’s only a ‘special-ed’ section. So, one could argue that charters provide small class sizes and that students who do need extra help are receiving aid for their personal needs.

Also, I observed that all faculty members know each other and the course materials for each others’ classes. The teachers know their students’ parents and have a general understanding of each of their students’ home lives. I think this is important because City Collegiate seems to be building a well networked community of teachers, administrators, parents, and students.