Argumentative Essay: Public Schools Vs. Charter Schools

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The issue of whether charter or public schools are more beneficial for students has been an ongoing debate. The question that arise is which type provides a better education. Having gone to a charter high school myself, I got to see and experience first-hand the benefits of going to a charter school as well as realizing the issues charter schools face here in Oklahoma. These problems need to address in order to guarantee that students are getting the best education that they can get. We are facing an epidemic today with our education system and charter schools could be the solution. There may be opponents to the idea of having charter schools, but they have been wildly successful lately and are quickly expanded throughout the states. This …show more content…

In some communities, charter schools have a higher concentration of minority students than traditional public schools. In addition, they also accept students with special needs and learning disabilities. When I attended Harding, I definitely noticed the diversity that was occurring there that I did not notice at the other public schools. This is due to the small population of the school as well as the diversity of the school. Whenever I needed help on anything I knew that I could depend on the teachers and faculty because they were always available and knew every student by name. The diversity meant that there weren’t cliques or groups, but that the whole school was a community of students that could rely on each other for support. I saw the same people that I knew every time I went to school and not new faces every day. The diversity shows that there are no discrimination and very few bullying. Everyone knew each other and this built a stronger relationship between the students and the faculty that does not exist in big public schools. With the small class room sizes, students had an intimate relationships with the teachers and this allowed them to able to open up and ask for help when needed. Charter schools are able to provide students resources that are not easy gotten at bigger public schools to the size of the student population. This is was charter schools emphasize: improving equality of outcomes for disadvantaged students, providing strong education as a solution for poverty, and providing the necessary preparation for all students no matter the background (Raymond, 2014). The diverseness and close relationships of charter schools allow students to build as a person with the help of the school having high expectations and encouraging personal responsibility and dignity. Because of this, many people can see charter schools as being more liberal

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