Rosenblog reader Scott D. of Tacoma e-mails about why he'd love to see charter schools allowed in Washington (legislation is alive in Olympia right now). Scott is a public school parent and PTA member, by the way.

"I would love to have my kid in a charter school where the teacher had a little bit more say in who stays in their class room. My kid has three unruly children in his 1st-grade class. Two of the three have had suspensions this year and one of them was delayed coming into school, (having been) suspended last year.

Some parents in the other 1st grade class found out that he was coming back and raised a fuss, saying, 'that kid is not coming in our class no how, no way.' The teacher spends all day fussing and trying to make these kids mind her, and does not have the time to teach the kids that want to learn. I wish we could say to the parents of these kids: either get them under control (w/o ritalin) or you get to come to class and sit with them all day.

Damn, right on, Scott.

BTW, there was an outstanding guest opinion piece about charter schools in today's Seattle Times from Robin J. Lake, Seattle parent and Associate Director of the UW's Center on Reinventing Public Education. She reveals how little opportunity for charter-like innovation is possible without charters here, and how innovators are leaving for out-of-state charters. This brain drain must be reversed.

Posted by Matt Rosenberg at February 5, 2004 03:40 PM

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