Blog Post 4

The idea that there is a reforming nature to the competition between the charter schools and the DCPS is highly unlikely, since the DCPS has not improved since they began operation. In fact the DCPS have been worse of academically and are now try to compete against charter school for resources that could be used to improve older and failing DCPS schools. Competition against charters is impossible for the DCPS because of the parents the customs in this new market oriented competition are bias against DCPS because of its past operation and the misinformed belief that charters are somehow more prestigious and academically superior to their DCPS counter parts.
I also don’t think that parents especially in DC are capable of making the right decision for their children and society. I feel that a public education should be controlled by the public and that although the school system is flawed it can be set up to ensure that all students are able to achieve at least a decent education for technical school or college. Because in reality there is little jobs left for those with only labor skills. Integration is important to the success of urban schools it allows them to have parents who are involved in the school, able to use the resources of upper class suburbanites and allowing their students the upward mobility that urban schools often lack. Unfortunately as outlined by Cashin American society is extremely segregated and this has been underscored by the infrastructure and economics of cities, the fastest and most effective way to undo this segregation is by using the integration techniques that have made the South one of the most integrated regions in the country. Public education should benefit society and promote economic mobility; not to keep some groups more competitive and not to disenfranchise minorities and the poor.