Talk:Foundations and Assessment of Education/Edition 1/Foundations Table of Contents/Chapter 6/6.2.1

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I thought this was a very interesting a well-written article about a topic which is increasing in prominence toady. Until I got to college and made friends with people who had attended these types of schools, I did not even know they existed. I have a friend who attended a magnet school and was done with many high-school requirements before he was even in high school. Since he was very interested in music and theater, this was very helpful, because he had more time to devote to these subjects. I think that magnet schools are a very good idea for smart students. Sbutl016 (talk) 17:57, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

I really liked how you broke down the differences between the magnent and charter schools. My dad has been a principal at both types of schools and he loves it. I can see both sides of the issue though, from talking with my dad. For instance, every school year the school is given a budget (which is rather large, in my opinion) for supplies to start the year. This year at the charter school he is the principal of, in particular, they went and purchased laptops for all of the students to use. My daughter is in a public elementary school in the suburbs and we have had to purchase a lot of the supplies (including trash bags, tissues, etc.) every school year. The students at the charter school do not have to purchase anything, including field trips, and most of them receive free breakfast and lunch. I tend to agree with the critics of the programs because of the enormous budget and resources they have. In my dad's school, the majority of children are from Somalia, which is not a good example of geographics of the area. On the other hand, as the student before me put...there is "more time to devote to [specific] subjects".Scarlett1 (talk) 05:40, 18 July 2009 (UTC)