ZeroGeeBee
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Hey folks,
I was just wondering because I recently listened to podcast #730 which also talked about something called "charter schools" and how they might change education on the last part of the podcast. It was super interesting and wanted to share what I learned and hear what you all think about it.
So primarily, charter schools are kind of like regular schools, but they're run a bit differently. The podcast said they're often run by groups that aren't part of the government, like “nonprofits”.
The good thing about these schools is they have more freedom to try out new ideas and create better learning environments.
One big problem they talked about is that in some places, the people in charge of schools keep changing all the time. Well, think about it this way, in the country as a whole, we are run by the people in the government. Those politicians do have a specific term on when their office will end.
Without those terms, if presidents or any politicians will come and go in a blink of an eye then no projects will be finished at all. The same goes with schools, this makes it hard for schools to make progress and get better.
Charter schools might be the answer…I agree with that.
The podcast also mentioned that charter schools can be a bit controversial. Some people really like them because they think they can help kids learn better. But others don't like them so much because they're not the same as regular schools.
Listening to all this got me thinking...
I was just wondering because I recently listened to podcast #730 which also talked about something called "charter schools" and how they might change education on the last part of the podcast. It was super interesting and wanted to share what I learned and hear what you all think about it.
So primarily, charter schools are kind of like regular schools, but they're run a bit differently. The podcast said they're often run by groups that aren't part of the government, like “nonprofits”.
The good thing about these schools is they have more freedom to try out new ideas and create better learning environments.
One big problem they talked about is that in some places, the people in charge of schools keep changing all the time. Well, think about it this way, in the country as a whole, we are run by the people in the government. Those politicians do have a specific term on when their office will end.
Without those terms, if presidents or any politicians will come and go in a blink of an eye then no projects will be finished at all. The same goes with schools, this makes it hard for schools to make progress and get better.
Charter schools might be the answer…I agree with that.
The podcast also mentioned that charter schools can be a bit controversial. Some people really like them because they think they can help kids learn better. But others don't like them so much because they're not the same as regular schools.
Listening to all this got me thinking...
- Do you have charter schools where you live?
- What do you think about them?
- Do you think they could make education better?
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