"Diversity of teaching methods" is incompatible with a bureaucracy. Not saying you are wrong but there is nothing bureaucrats love better than having everyone do the same thing. The inertia of the education system is nearly legendary.
Quick example. I've only lived in Errorzona for 8 years. Before that, I lived on Long Island, NY. There were something like 130 separate school districts in a two county area. 130 school superintendents. 130 boards of education. I'm sure you get the picture.
Almost every year like clockwork some proposal or another would surface to begin combining them in the interest of efficiency. And every year like clockwork the same reactions were made.
1- As long as you don't collapse MY school.
2- We don't want to be lumped in with THEM! ( almost always the richer white districts bitching about the poorer minority districts.)
3- The children will be on buses too long.
I should point out that the parents were just as guilty as the various administrators on these. The parents at least were paying the freight. Schools on Long Island are funded by some of the highest property taxes anywhere in the country.
Quick example. I've only lived in Errorzona for 8 years. Before that, I lived on Long Island, NY. There were something like 130 separate school districts in a two county area. 130 school superintendents. 130 boards of education. I'm sure you get the picture.
Almost every year like clockwork some proposal or another would surface to begin combining them in the interest of efficiency. And every year like clockwork the same reactions were made.
1- As long as you don't collapse MY school.
2- We don't want to be lumped in with THEM! ( almost always the richer white districts bitching about the poorer minority districts.)
3- The children will be on buses too long.
I should point out that the parents were just as guilty as the various administrators on these. The parents at least were paying the freight. Schools on Long Island are funded by some of the highest property taxes anywhere in the country.
