Good ideas to improve the public education

I found in internet “the big Eight” which are ideas to improve the public education. I put just four, because the article in too long. This article is for parents, students and schools. Because, without them, the change in public education is not possible.

1) Encourage and strengthen charter schools, vouchers, homeschooling, and all types of private schools, because diversity and competition is a sure way to have improvement.

2) All teachers must major in the subjects they teach. Just as nurses have degrees in Nursing, biology teachers must have degrees in Biology. (At present many unprepared teachers are told to teach subjects they know little about.)

3) Support fast-track alternative credentialing. If smart, educated people want to leave other fields to be teachers, all they really need is several months of classroom training. Grab these people and put them to work as soon as possible.

4) Make schools safe and secure. School boards and principals must be held responsible for eliminating violence from schools. (There is far more violence in public schools that most people realize; and it seems to be tacitly accepted. Zero-tolerance seems to be a cynical ploy to distract people from the real problem, which is children committing acts that adults would be jailed for. A pill in a purse is not the problem. Assault and battery is the problem. INTENTIONAL physical injury is the problem.)

From m y point of view, I think that take in account those tips are really good. There are other ideas such as stopping the racism, checking if the teacher is improving in his/her specialty. Nowadays, public schools are not making the enough effort to improve their education, but I must say that this effort is necessary from parents and students, too.    

If you want to know more about ideas to improve the public education, please check the next link:
The Tea Party Education Manifiesto