Again, you are showing a simplicity of thought that ignores research in the same way that our current public schools ignore research on what constitutes “best instructional practices.” You show a complete ignorance of the culture of poverty that our “poor children” live in. Sure, some of them have just hit hard times. But those whose families are in a cycle of poverty (what Ruby Payne, 2003, calls “generational poverty”) can’t just attend any school they wish. You assume their parents know what to look for, can just rearrange their schedules at their three jobs so they can get their children to some school miles from their home, that they can continue to pay the rent or stay rent-free in the home of a friend, lover, family member, etc.
My students move two or three times a year. They live with their uncle and grandpa, then their mother and boyfriend, then their grandma and older sister and her boyfriend. They stay alone in their home at night because mom has to spend all night getting their dad out of jail on bail. They sleep on the floor or on a mattress if they’re lucky. But yeah, their parents are gonna do research and find the best school and find a way to get their children there. I’d laugh if your ignorance and arrogance weren’t so heart-breaking.
