The entrance requirements far exceed public school scholarship level, the 
workload and expectations are more demanding.  The students are require to 
have certain scores on SAT and entrance exams.  I home schooled my kids and 
they attended a community college at 14 and 15 and got A's.  But they were 
still in high school (home school) and I wanted them to graduate with a real 
diploma so I sent them to a private boarding school to finish up.  I am not 
convinced that they would have done as well in the public school system 
because they are far ahead of their peers academically.  The have a great 
advantage at boarding school, they get to participate in sports (required) 
music and other things.  My son was required to write a business plan an 
actually start up and market a product. The A&P course would make me ht the 
books. All in all I am pleased wither the results.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vitaliy" <spam@maksimov.org>
To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." <piclist@mit.edu>
Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 8:32 PM
Subject: Re: [OT] Using vouchers to improve the 
qualityofschools(was:Education reform)


> Rich wrote:
>> No amount of funding has helped American schools to improve.  Every year
>> the
>> school budget passes.  The schools get millions more.  The performance
>> continues to drop.  I do not believe that the tragic failure of American
>> education is due to lack of funds.  I sent my kids to a private school
>> because the education at the schools in our area is pathetic, in my
>> opinion.
>> However, I still pay for public education.  Many people cannot afford to
>> send their children to a private school and they are stuck with the 
>> public
>> school system.
>
> If you don't mind me asking, how much does the school cost, and what the
> entrance requirements are?
>
>> The trouble with the public school system is not money it is
>> politics.  If we could take the politics out of the schools and introduce
>> academics the students would be better education and the country as a
>> whole
>> would benefit.
>
> What does "taking the politics out of the schools" mean, in terms of
> actionable items?
>
> Vitaliy
>
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