Re: [Phys-L] Private schools

[ron mcdermott <rmcder@gmail.com>]

However it came to be, and whatever anyone thinks is the motivation for it,
our public schools represent what we as citizens are willing to support
through our taxes.  It is, by and large, a minimum standard which we, as
citizens, feel is sufficent for the needs of our society as a whole,  If
you want more, or something not on the menu, it is not unreasonable to
expect that you will pick up the tab for it.  I don't see that as
inequitable.  A service is provided, but you choose not to avail yourself
of that service.

And I, for one, DO worry about drawing off limited funding to benefit those
who have decided that what is being provided isn't sufficient for their
wishes.  I have great sympathy for the concept of parents choosing where
their kids will attend and how they will be educated, but I can't support
the use of MY taxes to support THEIR choice; to the detriment of the
students who will remain behind.

> On Jul 10, 2012, at 4:54 PM, Ken Caviness wrote:
>
> > It seems to me that far from worrying that a voucher system might
> negatively impact public schools financially, we should recognize that the
> _current_ system is inequitable, that the public school funding model is
> unfair to those who have sought other alternatives for their children.