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There is a bit of disagreement coming out today around the concept of charter schools. Interestingly the PPTA is strongly against this idea and the thought of "unqualified" teachers getting hold of our kids. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4U In general I would agree with Sir Ken Robinson that modern schooling is outrageously outdated. Instead of recognizing this and embracing a new concept why can't the PPTA embrace a new idea. They admit on TV that many school kids are not receiving the education they require. It's easy to blame the kids. I would be very happy sending a child to a charter school that had good links to entrepreneurs or business leaders where they are taught by a mix of qualified teachers as well as the unqualified with more world experience - as a side note the best teacher I had at school was in his late 30's and had stopped working in the city to teach. The PPTA reaction seems only to support the evidence that they are the ones out of touch here.