Reply #75: Nope. Not confused. But thanks.

[Pithlet]

No, they aren't private schools. But that doesn't mean that a lot of the criticism against them isn't valid. I'm not at all convinced that the benefits outweigh those criticisms. It may not be an outright move to privitiazation, but there is still profit motive by the corporations involved that I find concerning to say the least. The concerns about religious ciriuculum are valid as well. Yes, the usual beaurocracy may be a hassle, but it's there for a reason. Oh, great, the charter school's techniques fail and they close. Well, great! I'm sure that's no big deal for the community it was serving and the kids that went to that school, huh? I don't know, I just think that we should be focusing on making our public education system, with our unionized teachers, stronger and better. I support our traditional public schools and I'm not ready to give up on them.