Pink Monkey #5 said:
Ummmmm… my public high-school was made up of many middle class families… We did not have AP courses at all.Individuals who wished to excel and take college courses ahead of time had to make do with relying upon themselves.
The point is that AP courses do not make a successful school. A successful school is made up of students that are willing
to put in time and effort. ANYONE can get a good education or even a good enough education if they are willing to
work for it. Nothing comes free and people should stop expecting handouts and life on a silver platter.
You are right and at the same time are missing my point. I’ll blame this on me because I gave a poor example. I agree that nothing is free. I don’t agree with you totally that a successful school is made up of kids who are willing to put in the time and effort. You are telling me that public school kids, ages 5-18 are going to have to rely only on themselves to decide what is in their best interest in life? And that if they decide wrongly, it is their fault? These are kids. I am not saying they should be GIVEN anything, except an equal opportunity to learn. When their isn’t equal opportunity or funding, THAT is when the kids fail. It takes effort with kids, contact, attention. Are you seriously going to tell me that it’s the kids “will” to learn in those schools that makes them better and not because of all the better things they have? A kid, is expected to rely on themselves to make decisions that could potentially make or break their life? Rich school districts have more money to spend on better teachers, better curriculum, better equipment, and as a result more successful kids. Kids at those schools don’t have a larger “will” to learn more than kids at the poorer districts, because that my friend is a bunch of bullsh!t.