Unfortunately, our schools are facing hard times right now. And this is not something entirely new, but it is new to me. 10 years ago, my children were not in school. Now, I pay more attention to the problems the schools are facing. I cannot afford private schools so I have no other option. My community has wonderful teachers that genuinely seem to care about the children. Most of the teachers grew up here and they know the children's families. They all have a sense of connection and would like to see all these children succeed. I am grateful for the teachers my children have.
I have experienced other areas, some small towns and some bigger cities. It seemed to me, and many other parents agree, the teachers seem more interested in the politics than in performance. I am guessing they were not always like this, I am hoping they once were teachers who loved to inspire and teach. The bureaucracy has swallowed them and taken that certain spark out of them. Our schools need something to get things going again, something to make the teachers full of life and the children grow and learn.
The ideas of school choice and merit pay give this opportunity back to the schools. They open the schools up to competition. We live in a market driven place, like it or not. Accept that it works and apply it to where we send our most treasured people everyday.
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