Muda69

Yes. If they don't I wouldn't send my child to one.

Kokomo did the same thing when Haworth high school closed back in 1984. The Haworth building on the southwest side of town became the high school. The old Kokomo H.S. building, uptown across from Memorial Gymnasium, housed 8th & 9th grades, but I think that is no longer the case.

Yes, you should. Another reason why the cookie-cutter approach championed by government schools doesn't work. It is usually just a race to the bottom. Where the bottom is mediocrity at best. FTFY, you educational professional you. But, but don't the charter schools just need more money in order to adequately serve these ESL and Disabled students? That is the government school monopoly argument.

Shouldn't every student have an Individual Learning Plan? *hold my beer* Those are chump numbers compared to Frankfort High School: https://indianafederalreportcard.doe.in.gov/profile/School/3435

You do realize that one of the reasons given for the creation of a government school system was to create docile factory workers? https://tuttletwins.com/blogs/blog/the-surprising-history-of-public-education-how-it-was-designed-to-create-factory-workers-and-what-we-can-do-about-it?srsltid=AfmBOoocS0GLFfyFZjk-Gq2tzeVvhwzk_sexY7HKf_sO5uWgLww-PD-0 And of course the great essay "Against Schools" by the aforementioned John Taylor Gatto, something everyone should read: https://www.cs.mcgill.ca/~abatko/interests/teaching/essays/Against_Schools/

I have also heard variations of this statement for going on 15 years now. Why would duly elected politicians pass laws and enact policies that purposefully makes the government schools look bad or fail? How do such actions enrich the politicians or their constituents? Maybe, at least I will get the degree. Maybe work for a private institution that doesn't take taxpayer funds. After a brief employment stint in college I swore to myself I would never take another government job, and I intend to honor that.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/hulk-hogan-wrestling-icon-pop-culture-mainstay-dies-71-rcna220822 Whether you were a professional wrestling fan or not you can't deny Mr. Hogan was an American Icon, and will be missed.

I have never tried to act like I know more than I do. I have asked you, a professional educator, for information and/or clarification several times. Yet you most always demur with the deflection of "look it up yourself". So I guess I'll be going to night school to get that teaching degree, then my knowledge will no longer be lacking. Sorry that I, an Indiana taxpayer who helps to fund Indiana government schools, may have a differing opinion than that of a professional educator. Government schools would be forced to adapt/improve or go out of business. Just like in the real world.

https://www.cato.org/commentary/facebook-friends-are-wrong-about-educational-freedom

And our government education system is close to 200 years old, yet it still has it fair share of fraud, abuse, and just plain poor performance. And the boilerplate answer to these ills from the likes of the ISTA/NEA? "Give us more money!" Sorry, I do not claim to be a professional educator like you claim to be. Are you a professional software engineer/architect? We can have a discussion about that field if you would like, and then maybe I will get to haughtily pontificate on your "childish responses".

Yep, growing pains. To be expected in a relatively new industry. Glad to know most of these fraudsters are out of business.

Nice to know Ben Johnson isn't messing around: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45704191/2025-nfl-training-camp-chicago-bears-updates-buzz-intel-position-battles

Also plenty of sources out there with evidence on how government schools are failing it's customers. But of course you refuse to do that kind of research, or if you do you just respond with canards like "It's the parent's fault!". And there is plenty of scandals, fraud, and scams going in with traditional government school corporations as well. Whenever there is a lot of "free" taxpayer money to be had it brings out the hucksters and scammers, whether it is the local government school or a charter. Cases in point: https://www.heritage.org/education/commentary/bad-education-why-shocking-public-school-corruption-remains-hidden https://www.ire.org/fraud-in-the-classroom-cooking-the-books-to-make-grades-better/

Much like government school lobbyists (mostly ISTA/NEA shills) find certain stats to toot their own horns while ignoring other details. Oh, and throwing shade on charter, private, and parochial schools while they are at it. Gee, go figure.

https://www.hoover.org/sites/default/files/uploads/documents/0817939717_3.pdf If there was one good thing to come out of the COVID debacle is was the small fracturing of the government school monopoly. Let us hope it continues. https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/commentary/charter-schools-outperform-traditional-public-schools-average-heres-why

Baby step, Irishman, baby steps. The dissolution of the government education monopoly won't happen in day, or even a decade. But it will happen, and that scares the hell out of you for some reason. And I see no reason why the private sector cannot provide a superior educational product. It happens today. Links please.

So it is the middle-class/upper-middle-class parents who should be ashamed to user vouchers because they are practicing segregation. And it is also their fault that African American and Hispanic parents do not want use vouchers. Got it. https://www.in.gov/doe/files/Public-School-Digest-2023-2025.pdf FTD:

Yep, guilty as charged. Although only an idiot, or a parent looking for trouble, would enroll their non-Christian child at a charter school that had such admission requirements. Have you heard of any such event happening here in Indiana? It's not a perfect system, but it's a damn sight better than the government school monopoly that you support.

Things that make you go "hmmmmm".

Ok. Then I'll just have to take that you support the notion of government school corporations receiving all the taxpayer funded education dollars for every student within it's geographical district, regardless of how many of those students are actually enrolled in that school corporation. That's called "having your cake and eating it too", a idiom that organizations like the ISTA/NEA at least covertly embrace and support. As for me "openly supporting segregation", I support a parent's right to choose what kind of education their child receives, and the taxpayer dollars that come with it. If that is "supporting segregation" then so be it. I guess in your mind all parents who choose to send their child to a charter, private, or parochial school are "openly supporting segregation" as well.

Then, please, enlighten me. Then answer my question.

Actually education taxes are welfare for all, not just the rich. But you knew that. Let's propose a hypothetical and you tell me the logic in this: A government geographical area school district has 5000 school-aged children in it. However the families of 500 of those children decide to send them to a private/charter/religious/parochial school instead of the local government school. Why should the government school corporation still receive taxpayer-funded education dollars for 5000 children instead of 4500?

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/ozzy-osbourne-pioneering-heavy-metal-singer-black-sabbath-frontman-die-rcna42423 Truly a world-wide musical Icon. He will be missed.

Then taxpayer monies for education are following the student, and not always to their geographically boundaried government school corporation. Working as intended. Good.

Westfield man posts manifesto of $350 million sports memorabilia scam then dies by suicide: https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/2025/07/22/brett-lemieux-manifesto-350-million-sports-memorabilia-scam-suicide-westfield-autographs/85267242007/ I hope any of you out there who are sports memorabilia collectors didn't get scammed by this guy. Except for those who collect Packers memorabilia. They deserve to get scammed................ 🙂