Editorial

Charter Schools

VS

Public Schools

Most kids in their life go to public schools, 90% of kids do to be exact. 10% of students go to charter or private schools. Charter schools are better than public and private schools. Charter schools allow you pick what you want to do and you can go at your own pace! In public schools you have to do the projects in order, which is hard for some people. Charter schools are the future of education for the U.S.

A charter school is a school that gives you an option of choosing where you want to go to school. If there was no charter school where you live you would have to go to a public school or private school. The name for certain public schools are called “Dropout Factories”. They call it a “Dropout Factory” because they have a high rating for students dropping out. If there are no charter schools you could also go to a private school, which you have to pay money to get into. But not everyone can afford a private school. If there is a charter school where you live you can get a better education than a public and a private school for free!

At charter schools teachers don’t have the tenure plan. The tenure plan makes it very hard to fire a teacher because no mater what they can never get fired. The only way is to file a report and that takes around two years. A teacher gets tenure when they have taught for a number of years. At a charter school when there is a bad egg (teacher) they can fire them and get a new teacher. It doesn’t  happen at a public school because the teachers have tenure. It’s better at a charter school because the teachers have to work hard or be fired.

Most public schools have large class sizes because there are so many people in the school. In charter schools the class sizes are smaller because there is only a limited amount of people. Smaller class sizes help because there are a less amount of students and it’s not crowded in the class. It helps you as a student if there is not a lot of noises and distractions. It also can help so you can go at your own pace. With smaller class sizes it can help you focus and go at the speed you want to.

Even though you can’t make a lot of friends with a small amount of people at a charter school, the bullying is lower than public schools. The bullying is lower because there are less amount of people to be bullied by. Also when you get a friend at a charter school you are closer to them because you see them every day. But at public schools when you get a friend sometimes you only see him once or twice a day, because you have to switch classes. Charter schools are also better because of the smaller class sizes because you can go on field trips and overnight field trips. At public schools there is just too many people.

Charter schools are better than public schools. If there are no charter schools where you live you would have to pay for a private or go to a public, but if there is a charter then you can pick the school you want. At charter schools you can fire the bad teachers and get better ones. Another good thing about charter schools is that the class sizes are small. That makes it so you’re not bullied as much. Even though the class sizes are smaller if you find a friend you will be close friends because you see each other every day.