Quote Originally Posted by OneGuy67 View Post
You can see that on the small scale in the small towns around Colorado, the direct involvement of the community with their schools. However, those school districts still get money from the state to support the districts and the community doesn't pay the entire bill for their school system.

How should the schools be funded? Entirely by the community it serves? What if that community is poor and cannot fund at the same level as, say Cherry Creek where their funding comes from Cherry Hills, Greenwood Village and the like? Do we say too bad? Level the playing field some?

I'm really not arguing with anyone here; I am trying to see if someone has an idea, a solution for a complex problem that escapes our legislators.

I know outside of religious institutions/schools, the state still supports public education. However, I do think the community should foot the complete bill. They want better for their children, they'll figure out... A school is not dependent on a building, utilities, etc. A teacher can find a way if the pupils are willing. (THAT is the single biggest problem, finding willing pupils. Kids want everything HANDED to them with no work ethic.)

It's for the family to figure out, not for the government to dictate. If a child wants to go to a cherry creek school, then the parents can figure out the transportation and the school costs they would need to share in that. I truly believe a school should be run like a business. People need to learn that failing is not the end of the world and that sometimes failing can teach you greater lessons than always passing or everyone getting a medal. For without second place, first place means nothing.

I do not think there needs to be a system in place to leverage the playing field at all. Again, education is not dependent on the amount of money thrown at it. An allstate football team will crush a JV team almost everytime because of the amount of depth that the money brings. However, I'd be willing to bet that most kids on the smaller team know multiple positions instead of right tackle defend right tackle therefore the smaller team would have a deeper field of education. But that JV team will learn how to defend against the weak side rush, etc. They will have plenty of opportunity to play people on their own level of learning, but it is good for both teams.

I see nothing wrong will failing. Lord knows I have multiple times. So yes, we do say "too bad" and "grow the f%Y^ up".... hehehe

Life happens.