Top Ten List of Why Public Schools are Exceptional

The National School Boards Association (NSBA) came up with a list of the top ten things that make public schools exceptional in 2016.

See if you can spot any of these in a government school near you:

“Modernized career technical education (CTE)” (Do Instagram photos, tweets, facebook updates and the ability to Google oneself count?);
“Data Systems” (For what, you might ask?);
“High-Quality Pre-Kindergarten” (and how many students who are fortunate enough to receive it will remember it when they are post-Kindergarten?)
“English Language Learners and Reading” (But do they?) ;
“College-Going” (this may not be such a good idea if you are seeking employment when college is over);
“Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization” (They should work this last word into a spelling bee to see what happens: Wouldn’t it be funny if only the homeschoolers could spell it? Come to think of it, that’s what usually happens!);
“High School Course Taking” (Arguably this is a good thing, particularly if you are in high school.);
“Math Achievement” (Many employers are still waiting for this Great Leap Forward.);
“High School Graduation” (Something of a self-fulfilling prophecy: if you want to pass students, you will find a way, and many do.); and
“Public Schools Are Still The School of First Choice” (this one is a real stretch, particularly in regions where local and state governments limit)