I took accelerated classes in which college credit was available. I made friends even more easier in a public school setting than I did in a private one. I knew that when I graduated from high school, I would feel comfortable with my surroundings. I would be going into the real world a world where people of all colors and incomes lived. A voucher system may provide low income parents an opportunity to send their children to private and religious schools, but it would further segregate the system from those who want to learn and those who are put there because their parents want them there.
Children can learn in any environment.
They don t need to be in a private school to do well. Statistics can prove this. Teacher can further assist by building stronger, more personal relationships with their students and administrators can help by limiting class size and by setting higher standards inside the classroom. Instead of using the easy way out by having a voucher system, why not fight for the public school system which has worked successfully for many years. It would save both time and money.