Ok Kiddies,

Prepare to have tantrums.

"The FACT is that there has never been a private school which had the same cross-section of students as the public schools in our inner cities. Never. Ever. Period."

That's because they have standards.

"Not the same number of kids who don't speak English well. Not the same number of kids whose parents are drug addicts. Not the same number of kids who have physical handicaps and learning disabilities. Not the same number of kids who spend part of every month in jail."

None of these kids belong in a healthy "normal" learning environment. One size does NOT fit all and each category you named would be better served in an appropriate specialized private school.

"Comparing outcome between these very selective private schools and the public system is apples and oranges. Hell, it's apples and crankshafts"

I liked that last comment.

"Nobody KNOWS if the private schools are doing better than the public schools because they're doing something DIFFERENT than what the public schools are doing"

Which is the whole point.

"So the comparison is MEANINGLESS"

No it isn't, it proves that having codes of conduct and providing a safe, positive and efficient learning environment gives better results.

The public schools could do this too if they were able to promote gifted kids to higher grades and send non-performing students to "special-ed" and "boot camp" schools.

Of course, one of the main reasons for the retreat from public schooling is the forcing down the throats of so many, the religion and belief system of the elitist LSCs, secular humanism.

Many parents in America resent having promiscuity, homosexuality, junk science and political correctness foisted on their children. seeing the irresponsible and deliberate neglect of meaningful thought training and the failure to teach the basics be the rule rather than the exception.

Signed,

The moronic, sub-human non-LSC.....mav