On Mar 16, 2008, at 1:09 AM, Vitaliy wrote:
>
> 4. Public schools are not making efficient use of the money they  
> are given.
>
While I tend to agree with this, I'm not convinced that the  
inefficiencies aren't inherent in the amounts of money being spent,  
and that moving money from public schools to private schools wouldn't  
result in some of the same inefficiencies there.  One of the  
complaints I've heard about that local $27k/y private school is that  
the dot com boom has resulted in a lot of people paying/donating big  
bucks and expecting perks in return, for example, with all the  
stereotypical resulting problems...

Meanwhile, if all the people who complained that private schools were  
too expensive for them were willing to donate, say, 50% of what they  
actually COULD afford to their public school, the public schools  
could be a lot better. (usually donated community funds get to bypass  
some of the red-tape associated with public money...)  (at least  
here, the most common complaint about the schools is that they are  
obviously under-funded; large classes, old books in bad condition,  
lack of supplies, etc.  Other areas may have other problems.)

BillW

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