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ConfusedLucy
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That sounds bad, sounds like poor communication with the different teachers and a too authotarian approach.
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Basically, is its like a tax coupon to use for a private school to offset tuition.
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TheLittleLady
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It is a program in parts of the US that allows a parent to pay a portion of their private school tuition with a voucher from the government.
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cloistered
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It is not a tax coupon in that every voucher is for more than the family pays into the system of their own tax money for education.
It would be like if a coupon was for 200% off.
It would be like if a coupon was for 200% off.
The Average Voucher Doesn’t Cover Full Cost of Private School, NCLD Data Analysis Shows
According to a data analysis from the National Center for Learning Disabilities, the average voucher does not cover the full cost of private school tuition. Find out more.
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cloistered
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so? I fail to see your point. You think that vouchers should cover the whole cost of any private school? Why wouldn’t they just raise their tuition to get more money (has been done before by a Catholic school in Fort Wayne, IN).
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cloistered
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They do. Catholic schools in Indiana drain money from public schools.
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midori
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I remember when I went to my local Catholic school, prior to enrollment, to sit in on a class.
I remember being amazed. “Wow, Mom! Everyone was so quiet! They were just doing their work, like they were supposed to!”
The Catholic school students were far better disciplined than the public school in the same area I was attending. It might have been the kids themselves— perhaps growing up in a more-disciplined family, or a respect for authority, or having grown up in an environment that encouraged maturity and responsibility, or having grown up in a more successful family that prioritized certain behaviors-- or it may have been something else. Either way, the behavioral bar was set higher than what was acceptable in the public schools. I suppose the academics were more rigorous as well. I didn’t have the opportunity to compare them myself, but I do know, anecdotally, other parents who have taken their kids from Catholic school, and enrolled them in public school, and the kids are doing things a grade level or two lower than where they had been working.
If someone’s going to be disruptive, or can’t keep up with the academics, or language barriers, or whatever the reason— you’re not doing that child any favors by putting them in an environment where they can’t flourish. Homeschool, online school, and other private schools are all perfectly valid options if the local public school isn’t cutting it, and if the local Catholic school isn’t able to meet their needs.
I sub at my local school. I remember the first time I had to deal with a student who had no respect for authority, was defiant, and who genuinely did not want to be there. Teaching and conveying information is fine and dandy---- but certain things require certain kinds of training that not everyone has.
I remember being amazed. “Wow, Mom! Everyone was so quiet! They were just doing their work, like they were supposed to!”
The Catholic school students were far better disciplined than the public school in the same area I was attending. It might have been the kids themselves— perhaps growing up in a more-disciplined family, or a respect for authority, or having grown up in an environment that encouraged maturity and responsibility, or having grown up in a more successful family that prioritized certain behaviors-- or it may have been something else. Either way, the behavioral bar was set higher than what was acceptable in the public schools. I suppose the academics were more rigorous as well. I didn’t have the opportunity to compare them myself, but I do know, anecdotally, other parents who have taken their kids from Catholic school, and enrolled them in public school, and the kids are doing things a grade level or two lower than where they had been working.
If someone’s going to be disruptive, or can’t keep up with the academics, or language barriers, or whatever the reason— you’re not doing that child any favors by putting them in an environment where they can’t flourish. Homeschool, online school, and other private schools are all perfectly valid options if the local public school isn’t cutting it, and if the local Catholic school isn’t able to meet their needs.
I sub at my local school. I remember the first time I had to deal with a student who had no respect for authority, was defiant, and who genuinely did not want to be there. Teaching and conveying information is fine and dandy---- but certain things require certain kinds of training that not everyone has.
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midori
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Following up— Fourth grader came home from public school today, chewing on a piece of candy.
Him: I have a jolly rancher, mom.
Me: Where’d you get a jolly rancher from?
Him: My teacher gave it to me because I was good, and did my work quietly. She didn’t have to talk to me at all.
Me: You got a reward just for doing what you were told? No way!
Him: Yeah! There were only four of us who got one.
He has about 15, 16 kids in his class… so three out of four were acting up.
Sounds about right…
Him: I have a jolly rancher, mom.
Me: Where’d you get a jolly rancher from?
Him: My teacher gave it to me because I was good, and did my work quietly. She didn’t have to talk to me at all.
Me: You got a reward just for doing what you were told? No way!
Him: Yeah! There were only four of us who got one.
He has about 15, 16 kids in his class… so three out of four were acting up.
Sounds about right…
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Kathleen18
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That sounds exactly about right!! 
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Free2Be2018
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These teacher knows what she is doing. Enganging them in learning
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Kathleen18
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Are you responding to something I said? 
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ConfusedLucy
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Some teachers are very out of their depth with teaching children with special needs. I know nowadays there is that saying “all teachers are special needs teachers” but it doesn’t actually help the teachers who qualified several decades ago and haven’t had a lot of training.
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