Five Myths About Charter Schools Summary

1: Five Myths About Charter Schools by Emma Brown
Although this source explained the arguments to both for and against charter schools, the position was mainly against charter schools. Therefore, it claims charter schools are negatively impacting education. This source is convincing because it states different statistics and summarizes different studies. Thus, it demonstrates the author is educated to make an educated opinion. What might make this piece not as convincing as the other sources is due to not being able to find much information on the author, Emma Brown. Although it is known she has written more articles for the Washington Post, I could not find information on her education. I see strong arguments being made when she states statistics
It does mention arguments for charter schools, but the author, Leo Casey, counter-argues them. Some of her arguments against private schools are that they are not significantly outperforming public schools and that they are strategically located in communities with families who are looking for alternatives schools. A strength of this article’s argument is that it offers different statistics. To set an example, Casey states, “Since 2008, charter schools have more than doubled in number, while 4,000 district public schools have closed” (Casey, 23). Because of the statistics, it makes her argument credible because she backs up her opinion with the statistics that prove private schools are not efficient. One blind spot in this argument is that it does not mention Chicago. Although not mentioning Chicago does not weaken the author’s argument, I will not be able to mention specific statistics about Chicago. Therefore, the way I will be using the article is by comparing its general information about charter schools to Chicago. Furthermore, I find this article the most convincing because it provides so much information, and the author’s credentials make the information provided seem