Black market schools

[L'ennemi.]

For obvious reasons, it's higly likely that private schools are more efficient than public schools.
However, it is not a good argument against the existence of public schools, unless you don't understand the reason for public education.

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Wow, there are people that still belive that public schools are efficient?
If so they probably got their education at public schools [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[IsaacW]

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For obvious reasons, it's higly likely that private schools are more efficient than public schools.
However, it is not a good argument against the existence of public schools, unless you don't understand the reason for public education.

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Which is?

[Nielsio]

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For obvious reasons, it's higly likely that private schools are more efficient than public schools.
However, it is not a good argument against the existence of public schools, unless you don't understand the reason for public education.

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Which is?

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THE REASON. ldo

You must not understand it.

[iron81]

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For obvious reasons, it's higly likely that private schools are more efficient than public schools.
However, it is not a good argument against the existence of public schools, unless you don't understand the reason for public education.

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Which is?

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Well, there are two reasons:

1. Ensure that every child gets an education

2. Give children something to do besides work in a sweatshop.

[Misfire]

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A study based on a survey of parent satisfaction published earlier this year by researchers at Columbia University found that relying on private markets can undermine educational equity

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In order to undermine anything, it must first exist.

[AlexM]

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First off, its a stretch to say that these schools are black market. You don't exactly see the cops busting down doors and hauling kids to public schools. Second, the evidence that private schools are better is mixed:

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A study based on a survey of parent satisfaction published earlier this year by researchers at Columbia University found that relying on private markets can undermine educational equity and universal access. Furthermore, it argues, private schools strive for superior quality only where they compete with government schools; otherwise they offer "lower-quality, second-chance" educations to children without any other option. "There is no reason to assume that private markets will necessarily improve the quality of education," the study concludes.

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So the sum total of that article is the anedcotal evidence with a huge selection bias says private schools are better, but a more objective analysis says public schools are a reasonable alternative.

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What a silly quote. They're always competing with government schools!

[Bill Haywood]

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[Borodog]

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[Bill Haywood]

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Sign me up!

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Nielso is AC. I rest my case.