Charter and Magnet Schools

This is the last of "the list" of topics I had previously created before all of this Covid 19 stuff.  I suppose this topic falls into the same category as all the other "alternative" public high school ideas.  Those could be home school, private school, parochial school, academy, and charter and magnet schools.  Are these paths better than public schools?

So here's my answer...find the best fit for the best value for the best training.  Are charter schools and magnet schools better?  Are their teachers better?  Are their administrators better?  Are their classrooms, facilities, and equipment better?  Is the student inspired to do his or her best in that particular environment.  The all have their pros and cons, so get the most pros.

What I don't really like to see is for folks to say their specific choice is the best, and its the best for everyone.  There is NO BEST FOR EVERYONE.  There are aspects of Rockridge that I think could be improved; heck, there are aspects about my teaching and my classroom that I think could be improved.  I truly believe we are a good fit, though, for most of our students.  Now, I will say that our school doesn't do a good enough job at helping students who aren't a good fit.  We don't have strong interventions and we don't make recommendations to find a different path, and part of that situation is because our school receives funding based on daily average attendance.

Admittedly...I don't know that data to show whether or not research has determined that charter and magnet schools are significantly better at educating students.  I just firmly believe that the same shoe doesn't fit the same way for every person.

Last thing...I don't believe charter and magnet schools should receive any additional public funding than any other school.  I probably believe that, though, because I'm a public school teacher, so I likely am biased.