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Originally Posted by JohnnyFlame
I've heard the academia argument before. Amazing how many times it comes from people removed from the scene or those without kids.
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Who are you even talking to? You don't know anything about me--and your assumptions about who I am and where I'm coming from are completely wrong.
You clearly have strong convictions. That's fine. But believing something strongly, and belittling anyone who disagrees doesn't make you right.
And as it happens, your argument is very weak, when evaluated on its merits. Consider what you've argued:
1. Some private schools offer a higher quality product.
2. Some of those private schools allow parents to opt out of whatever subject they like.
Therefore:
3. The a la carte approach is what makes private schools superior.
#1 is a doubtful claim on its face anyway; forgive me if I don't simply take your word for it, as a person "on the ground" who sends his children to school with "the elites." However, you must see that even were it true, 3 does not follow from 1 and 2. In fact, it's much likelier that #1 is true
in spite of #2, and that the real reason is
resources.