a disgruntled DSK wrote
Nowadays, public schools are an alternative to juvenile detention
centers, where young people from the lower classes with no hope are
contained temporarily before releasing them into the unskilled labor
pool and/or a life of petty crime.


Scott Vernon wrote:
One can get a very good education from a public school if one applies
himself. Parents that care are a big help. It's there for the taking,
but you have to want it.

Agreed. Parents are a BIG part of the equation. And some schools are
better than others.

The fact remains that if one is trying to get into a good college, a
diploma from most public schools is a handicap no matter how good one's
grades. This is a big change from 20 years ago, and it certainly tilts
the playing field unfairly.

DSK