Public v. Private Schooling in BC....The 'Personalization' Conundrum.

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Erin Miller has an in-depth article in BIV up on why so many folks are opting out of the public system and are instead sending their kids to private schools.

There is a lot in there and a lot of it is worth considering including the advances that can be made when a kid's education is 'personalized'.

But then there is this part, especially the bolded part, which Ms. Miller just leaves hanging:

...But this (personalized education) is a heck of a lot easier to achieve with the advantage of specialist teachers, ubiquitous technology and teacher training. Public school districts receive about $7,800 per student for operations (not including capital expenditures) from government. Private schools receive up to half of that amount in government subsidies—in addition to the $10,000 to $20,000 parents pay annually. In short, policymakers will need to invest more in specialist teachers and teacher training if they hope to make personalization a reality in public classrooms...


Why do I say 'hanging'?

Well, if we, the public plucked that low hanging private school subsidy fruit, which many reckon amounts to $250 to $300 million province-wide every single year, just imagine the good we could do on all fronts, including the one labeled 'personalized education'.


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