A Usenet persona calling itself BCITORGB wrote:

Scott:
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Scholars truly interested in, and deserving of a college education
don't
usually get there through the public school system. When they do, it's
in
*spite* of the public schools, not because of them.
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Is that a true reflection of the American system, Scott?

Given the degree of scholarship I've seen in some recent college grads, that
would be my guess.


From a Canadian perspective you're wrong: The vast majority of
"Scholars truly interested in, and deserving of a college education
*do* usually get there through the public school system"

That's an open question.

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