How to put the child in a good school.
Parents sometimes say: "It's good to talk about the ideal school, which makes learning interesting and finds the most suitable activity for every child. But the school where my child goes is very mediocre, and I can not do anything about it. "It is not true. In every city and district it is just such a school as the inhabitants want. If they understand what a good school is, and insist that they have exactly that, they will have it. This is how democracy works.
Parents can join parents' committees, hold regular meetings, show teachers and school administrators that they are interested in her work and support her if she uses sound methods. They can also vote for a local candidate who promises to constantly take care of improving the school. There is no perfect school system, and even the best schools will "roll down" if citizens are not interested in their work.
Many are not aware of what the school can achieve in the preparation of useful and happy citizens. Such people object to the increase in the school budget in order to reduce the number of pupils in classes to better pay teachers, so that the school has good workshops and laboratories and good rest programs after the lessons. Not understanding the purpose and significance of these proposals, they naturally consider them "unnecessary ornaments" that simply amuse children or give more jobs to teachers. Even from a purely financial point of view, a cent is saved here, but the dollar is lost. Money,
reasonably spent on school and teachers, is justified for the community a hundredfold. First-class schools help every child find his place in life, turn everyone into a useful and respected member of society, drastically reduce the number of irresponsible people and criminals. The value of such schools is even clearer in those children who would never become criminals. The best workers, the more responsive citizens and people who are happy in their personal lives are made from them. Can the community better spend its money?