This week, the Victorian Department of Education announced a change in eligibility for mobile classroom (portable classrooms). Now, schools with more than 50% of students enrolled across districts will not be allowed to apply for additional removable classrooms.
50%-take a few seconds to think about this number.
Although some people express anger, this rule is very reasonable. If more than half of the students in a school come from outside the local school district, the number is astonishing. There will never be a perfect one-size-fits-all solution for the state, because the needs of schools vary, but the premise behind the Education Department`s decision is reasonable.
Some parents ask for complete freedom of choice, but I want to know how they choose. The data is an element of school performance, but if parents want to judge that the, My School site does not provide a "comprehensive score" for the school. Just like considering the quality of the students in the school, the gossip and opinion about the school should be seriously considered.
Teachers` work can only be tied to the students and resources they get, so if you focus on education and choose to support your local school, your child is likely to do well in school because you have expectations for them. If large numbers of local residents support local schools, the mobility effect is extremely positive for everyone.
If parents were allowed to choose their schools freely, a hierarchical education system would continue, in which "the rich" and "the poor" were clearly segregated. A student is a high-value commodity-every student in grades 7 to 12 carries a price tag of nearly $8700.
For "popular" schools, attracting more students means having more money in their bank accounts, allowing them to offer a wide range of curriculum options and superior resources.
These schools can also hire more expensive, more experienced teachers, which are often the selling point to attract parents, so they can continue to grow. If these schools can acquire new mobile classrooms to accommodate a crowd of students, their development will be almost unbridled.
If you choose not to send your child to a local school because you are worried that your child will miss a good opportunity, this means that the local school will lose the aid it should have, which would have helped them hire more teachers. And offers a wider range of courses. It had the opportunity to keep abreast of the schools in the neighborhood and develop its potential.
In Finland, the fortress of Magic Education, all students go to school locally. The government and society as a whole are proud of the equal treatment and equitable allocation of all schools.
Students will benefit from the fact that the state of Victoria can replicate Finland by spreading students of different abilities and backgrounds across schools to reflect the real world. We do not have a large number of "academic" students who have never fled to ideal schools, which means that we encourage a successful atmosphere among students in all schools.
Parents can concentrate on raising money for local schools, their commuting time will be significantly shorter, students` time will be more abundant, and the differences between schools will be greatly narrowed. There will be no expensive homes in urban areas simply because parents are chasing "educational golden eggs" that they fear exists only in some places. In fact, if families attach importance to education, students will perform well, regardless of which school you go to.
Parents unnecessarily worry about which school to choose, as if making the wrong choice would cause permanent harm to their children. I begged them to stop worrying and visit the local school.
In fact, parents` only choice should come down to whether to choose a public school or a private school. So when the Education Department announced the new rules, my biggest concern was that those "aspiring" parents would turn to private schools because they thought their local schools did not meet their requirements. This will be a real disgrace to fair education.
There is only one school in our town, from the preparatory class to the 12th grade, like a big family. Children can walk or bike to school, drive to and from work for a short time, parents gather to raise money, and local communities get involved by volunteers or even apprentices.
Teachers have been given the privilege to help students grow from young prep students to adults-many students keep in touch with their teachers. We work together to make our school better because it is our best interest.
From the Times, Nicola Philp is a teacher and columnist of the Times.
