Re: small schools should not

ashleysfavmom

Posted on 12/19/09

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I agree that some consolidation is good, but when you have 3000
students in a building, that is too big for a high school. They
still need that personal touch at that age. A school that size
would have to limit participation in some activities, which cuts
out a large number of students. I hate to go back to sports, but
there's still only about 10 -12 students on a basketball team.
What happens to number 13 or 14? The emotions of the students
must also be considered. Academically, the offerings of a
school of 1-200 students would be limited especially if there's
no nearby college for AP classes and other assistance. I think
that after about 1500 students, it may be more difficult for a
number of students to cope. How do charter High schools do it?

On 8/14/09, montmo wrote:
> On 8/08/09, leave us alone. wrote:
>> Small schools should not be force to consolidate
>> into a larger corporation...even if the governor thinks it
>> would be easier on him..and Tony B.
> I grew up in southeastern Indiana over 50 years ago. They
> consolidated our small high schools into one "large" high
> school for the entire county many decades ago. The same
> displeasure was shown by people back then, and believe it or
> not, it was the right thing to do for the kids. It makes sense
> to keep the smaller elementary schools and even middle schools,
> but when the rural high schools are so small that the offerings
> for students are so slim, it takes away opportunities for those
> kids to be able to be successful and prepared for college. I
> had a Purdue roommate who lived in southern Ohio and her son's
> high school offered TWO science courses for the entire school.
> That's not right. The labs and texts were so old and
> underfunded that I probably had better science lessons in my
> elementary parochial school in the 50's.
>
> No, change is never easy for anyone, but sometimes it is
> necessary and one needs to find the value in the long run that
> makes it better for kids in today's world. Sorry, I was not
> supportive of your comment.

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