My Recent Comments

• One last comment. There are many charter schools in Arizona. It is significant to note that only those based on the TPA model are mentioned as being on the list.
  7 months ago
• When parents are given a choice on where their kids are educated, schools like TPA will surface and they will challenge the traditional system to rise to a higher level, which appears to be happening. And that's a good thing.
  7 months ago
• Having been educated in the traditional state sponsored school system, it was my desire to have my kids educated in an environment that is focused on academics and where the discipline issues are primarily of the "chewing gum in class" variety, where the cliques on campus have limited gang banger and druggie types. My teacher siblings at other schools tell me that controlling the students is a large part of their day, significantly impacting their time available to teach. TPA has a good curriculum, but what I feel best about is my kids feel safe on campus and are free to concentrate on learning how to learn. The other public schools offer many excellent educational opportunities but they mixed in with lots of kids who don't have the same desire to progress on to higher education. That is an advantage I see of charter schools. It allows the school to focus on the areas it wants with fewer distractions. I don't see the traditional system as being set up that way.
  7 months ago