Charter Schools
Charter schools are forms of public educational amenities established by parents, teachers, universities as nicely as other institutions with a reason to offer an alternative machine of education to students in their communities (Strauss and Strauss). In many instances, given stakeholders goal at benefiting that is nonexistent in the public schools. For example, charter organizations use nontraditional strategies of teaching and specialize in particular topics like literature, art, or science to build the knowledge of learners. Such academic establishments are operated under an settlement of the local school district, state, or different authority (Strauss and Strauss). In essence, the charter used to manage these colleges provides them with some rules and rules that public institutions must comply. However, the same holds these facilities accountable for the academic success of each student.
Benefits of Charter Schools
The advantages of charter schools are attributed to the reasons of their development. The institutions are created as a method of performing in a unique manner to reach a specific group of learners. For example, some of them use Montessori approach and other principles focused on mathematics, science, arts, or online learning. It is evident that the schools present students with an exceptional choice of studying. Therefore, disciples have more interest in educational process due to the diverse learning styles they encounter (Watkins).
Charter schools are not as large as public ones; hence all the students have a shared objective. The smaller size of the facilities allows all teachers to know every student which is important for upholding an ethical conduct. Moreover, the schools encourage parents' involvement as required by the charter. As a result, discipline is admirable.
Charter schools are self-governing compared to public ones, and this aspect enhances their flexibility to meet the requirements of the classroom. As a consequence, the autonomy of teachers allows the charter to attract specialized educators who have relevant experience being Montessori certified and state-qualified (Watkins).
Weaknesses of Charter Schools
Even though some charter schools have the privilege of being created in existing school premises, most of the starting charters must buy land and build their own facility. These institutions must rely on fundraising as well as donations from families alongside the community. For example, Johnson explained that her daughter studied in a charter school which started with forty-four students staying in a small trailer they rented, and only later the school expanded to two hundred and fifty students in a permanent building. She noted that the educational establishment had a lot of fundraising (Johnson).
Often, the charter schools do not offer extensive extracurricular or sporting activities compared to public ones because of their sizes (Johnson). As a result, students are engaged in community activities to compensate for sports. Sometimes they can hire playing grounds. Also, charter schools require that the students incur transport expenses and other needs like uniforms. The parents must volunteer some hours to be in the school. Charter learning facilities lack diversity. For example, it is certain that a school that does not offer transportation and demands mandatory hours excludes families with low income (Johnson).
References
Johnson, S. (2016). "Charter Schools vs. Public Schools." We Have Kids, Nov. 2017, https://wehavekids.com/education/Charter-Schools-vs-Public-Schools Accessed 16 Nov. 2017.
Strauss, V., & Strauss, V. (2017). "What 'school choice' means in the era of Trump and DeVos." Washington Post, Nov. 2017, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2017/05/22/what-school-choice-means-in-the-era-of-trump-and-devos/?utm_term=.0461001fa81d Accessed 16 Nov. 2017.
Watkins, T. (2017). "The Charter Debate." Domemagazine. Nov. 2017, http://domemagazine.com/tomwatkins/tw071213 Accessed 16 Nov. 2017.
