Charter School Solution
Introduction
For this assignment, you will 1) Research a charter school in your neighborhood by visiting the website of the charter school; 2) Write a short essay answering the following questions: "Would you send your child to that charter school? Why or why not?"
Be sure to:
Write the name of the school you researched
Provide a brief description of the school, its mission statement, and its curriculum
Use this week's course content to support your answers.
Guidelines
When answering the question, be sure to support your answer by making connections to the assigned readings.
Guidelines:
Two pages in length
Double-spaced
Times New Roman or Courier, 12-point font
Microsoft, Google Docs, or PDF format only
Blank documents or documents in an unreadable format will not be graded
Submit assignment via Canvas
MLA or APA format required, including in-text citations and references
Rubric
ED 175 Writing Assignment Rubric
ED 175 Writing Assignment Rubric
Criteria Ratings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCritical thinking and analysis
The approach to the assigned topic is insightful, and/or creative, persuasive, unique, and worth developing; the level of thinking/analysis is strong; the ideas are clearly communicated with focus and specificity
2.5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeUse of evidence/research
Uses evidence/sources appropriately, with a clear understanding of the audience's expectations.
2.5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDevelopment and structure
The organization is apparent, coherent, and contributes to the overall goals; the insightful, specific, focused development of the main purpose/thesis is effectively organized in paragraphs or sections; sophisticated transitional devices help to develop one idea from the previous one or identify their logical relations.
2.5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcomelanguage & style conventions
The writing is styled and eloquent, with an easy flow, rhythm, and cadence; sentences have clear purpose and varied structure; sentences and paragraphing show skill with a wide range of rhetorical, disciplinary, or generic conventions; the writer chooses words for their precise meanings and uses an appropriate level of specificity, illustrating his/her facility with the discipline's discourse; mechanics (spelling, punctuation, grammar, usage, and paragraphing) enhance overall readability and purpose; writing free of error, evidence of careful editing and proofreading
2.5 pts
Total Points: 10
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Edu week 8
Excel Academy Charter School is a tuition-free charter school in Irvine, California. The charter school has a population of 1187 students, 54% minority students, and 32% economically disadvantaged, with equal numbers of boys and girls. The school’s mission is to provide a flexible and tailored learning experience by bringing together parents and teachers to offer academic brilliance and social and emotional basics that instill the desire for learning in students (“Excel Academy charter school handbook.”) The school also envisions empowering students by promoting learning, independence, flexibility, and empowerment. The school utilizes a personalized learning curriculum tailored to each student’s uniqueness and learning situation. The choice of school to take one’s child has grown in popularity, growing the debate on whether to take one’s child to a traditional or charter school. I would not take my child to Excel Academy Charter School as they do not perform better; they are highly discriminatory and offer poor working conditions to their teachers.
I would not enroll my child in a charter school because they do not offer better performance. As independent schools that cater to smaller numbers of students, such as twenty students per class in the case of Excel Academy, the one-on-one interaction with teachers should ensure that students perform better than their counterparts in traditional schools. However, according to Jamel and Affolter, only 25% of US charter institutions surpass the performance of conventional schools in reading and 29% in math. Also, 56% of charter schools did not enhance students’ reading growth, and 40% did not improve students’ reading. Furthermore, 19% of these schools performed poorer than traditional schools in reading and 31% in math (Affolter & Jamel 1). Hence, with all the perceived advantages of traditional schools, they fail to offer b...