my brother-in-law used to laugh whenever i raved on about something. he'd parody me with and ANOTHER thing ...
an article in today's age/smh raised my "and ANOTHER thing ..." hackles
can we afford to continue funding private schools (18 feb 2011)
i say, emphatically, no
recently i overheard a conversation on the tram, a man was telling a colleague that his daughter was leaving her state primary school to start grade 4 at a private primary school
the conversation went something like this ...
woman: oh, and was she wearing a hat?
man: yes, yes, she was
w: oh, how adorable
m: yes, we thought it was time ... she needed the change w: oh yes, well, it gives them better opportunities, doesn't it?
m: ... yes, we would have kept her at her old school but ...
w: well, if they were properly funded ...
can we afford to continue funding private schools (18 feb 2011)
i say, emphatically, no
recently i overheard a conversation on the tram, a man was telling a colleague that his daughter was leaving her state primary school to start grade 4 at a private primary school
the conversation went something like this ...
woman: oh, and was she wearing a hat?man: yes, yes, she was
w: oh, how adorable
m: yes, we thought it was time ... she needed the change w: oh yes, well, it gives them better opportunities, doesn't it?
m: ... yes, we would have kept her at her old school but ...
w: well, if they were properly funded ...
precisely! exactly!! proper funding.
why oh why, do private schools get additional commonwealth funding, when it's their state school compatriots who need the extra help?
i like this from today's article
Simon Marginson, Academic: Once the public purse is used to fund private benefits enjoyed by a few — benefits that gain value from the fact that they are exclusive — we are on a slippery slope.
There is no end to possible private claims on the public purse. The practical question is whether we continue to provide money from the common pool of taxation for exclusive school communities. Australia is a low-tax country and resources for education are scarce. We can't afford to fund choices only some families can make — more so given that fostering exclusive education has weakened the standing of the public schools open to all, and eroded their educational quality.
other recent articles on the same subject
i like this from today's article
Simon Marginson, Academic: Once the public purse is used to fund private benefits enjoyed by a few — benefits that gain value from the fact that they are exclusive — we are on a slippery slope.
There is no end to possible private claims on the public purse. The practical question is whether we continue to provide money from the common pool of taxation for exclusive school communities. Australia is a low-tax country and resources for education are scarce. We can't afford to fund choices only some families can make — more so given that fostering exclusive education has weakened the standing of the public schools open to all, and eroded their educational quality.
other recent articles on the same subject
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