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A good education is extremely important. However, it seems that schools are more overwhelmed with passing a test then truly educating the students. Everyday people are debating which school is better public, private or charter schools, in the book, Taking Sides by James W. Noll. Fredrick M. Hess seems to be arguing mostly that what makes public education public is that it produces productive citizens in “Should ‘Public Schooling’ Be Redefined”. Linda Nathan et al, seems to disagree with everything Hess is saying. She thinks Hess is confused on what public schools are and how they affect students and the community in “Should ‘Public Schooling’ Be Redefined”. Hess seems to think that “public schooling” is away for educators to pass on their own beliefs. While Nathan believes that the public schools make sure that, the poor students and the minority students get an education. All schools whether they be public or private are obligated to have the same goal in mind, which is giving the students a good education. Public schools get their funding from tax dollars and are open to everyone regardless of the family’s income, social standings or a student’s academic ability or inability. Public schools do not discriminate on who can attend. In addition, they have state guidelines that set out standards and assessments. These standards and assessments are to make sure that the schools are educating the students. However, with the new voucher program every school that accepts students using them would then be a public school. Therefore, when a school admits every student that came its direction it would in fact be a public school. With the voucher program, the private school who accepts the students would need to be accredited causing them t...

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Hess, Frederick M. "Should "Public Schooling" Be Redefined”. Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Educational Issues. By James W. Noll. Boston: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2010. 149-59. Print.

Lynn, James T. "Bert Lance." Wikipedia. Wikipedia, 30 Nov. 2010. Web. 17 Sept. 2011. .

Nathan, Linda. "A Response to Fredrick Hess, The Larger Purpose of Public Schools." Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Educational Issues. By James W. Noll. Boston: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2010. 160-73. Print.

Turnamian, Peter. "What I've Learned about Charter Schools after Ten Years on the Front Lines." Kappa Delta Pi Record 4th ser. 47 (2011): 162-50. Print.

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