Charter schools a chance to succeed

Chris Hipkins' decision to scrap charter schools is nothing short of disgraceful and he is simply crawling to the teachers' union. Charter schools give children who don't fit the normal state school system a different alternative and an opportunity to succeed when the state system has not.

While in the US several years ago I met a highly regarded educationalist and inspector of these schools and after a lengthy discussion on this topic he convinced me of their worth.

Personal difficulties and family background problems he said, are often reasons why children don't succeed at school. Put these children into charter schools where the emphasis is on other ways of helping them learn, and they start to achieve and become more confident. This and the competition with their mates then gives them the enthusiasm to keep working and achieving.

If Ardern and Hipkins had bothered to visit a charter school they would have seen their successes for themselves. Shame on them for not having done so.

M Hills, Hairini.

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