On Private Schools ...
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https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/04/private-schools-are-indefensible/618078/
That Atlantic op-ed is on moneyed private K-12 schools.
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Nonsense
Absolute garbage
Money means almost nothing when it comes to education
At my private grammar school the nuns worked for food and shelter - inexpensive food and shelter
My private high school was run by the Irish Christian Brothers. They didn't get paid either. According to the Boston Globe it was the top academic school in the state.
Those schools had a lot less money than the public schools.
What was important was the students in those schools had parents.
They were parents who taught them the importance of hard work in education.
You want a good education? Get to work.
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Author was a teacher then a College Advisor for an elite private school in Los Angeles 20 years ago. She may have some insight, or she may have an axe to grind. Either way her article means nothing and I regret the fact that I actually linked the article and started to read it.
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There's subtlety to the piece that everyone has missed. Huge Caitlin fan. She's dying of cancer, which is sad.
@jon-nyc said in On Private Schools ...:
There's subtlety to the piece that everyone has missed. Huge Caitlin fan. She's dying of cancer, which is sad.
I didn't know that, and I'm sorry for that. I just read the first 2 paragraphs of the article and was picking up a vibe. Looked up her history and it clicked.
That being said, as a reader, I don't see where her article truly goes anywhere or affects my opinion on the subject. I'll reread it, but when I see the word "equity" in this context, it already sets my hackles up.
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No mention of why Dalton has really been in the news the last few months is indefensible. I stopped after three paragraphs for that reason alone.
If you don’t know what I’m talking about you should find out, or maybe it’s buried late in the article.
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Atlantic, in my experience, never likes anything that has to do with self-reliance.
In any event, private schools generally pay less than public, certainly less benefits. The difference is in expectations, which motivated people tend to live up to.
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Atlantic, in my experience, never likes anything that has to do with self-reliance.
In any event, private schools generally pay less than public, certainly less benefits. The difference is in expectations, which motivated people tend to live up to.
@mik said in On Private Schools ...:
Atlantic, in my experience, never likes anything that has to do with self-reliance.
In any event, private schools generally pay less than public, certainly less benefits. The difference is in expectations, which motivated people tend to live up to.
Where are you going with this? I'm not see any connection between your statements and what that article talks about. Would you mind explain a bit how your statements relate to what's in the article?
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No mention of why Dalton has really been in the news the last few months is indefensible. I stopped after three paragraphs for that reason alone.
If you don’t know what I’m talking about you should find out, or maybe it’s buried late in the article.
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No who has commented has read the article or is familiar with her work. Would have thought Loki would know her as a frequent San Harris guest.
@jon-nyc said in On Private Schools ...:
No who has commented has read the article or is familiar with her work. Would have thought Loki would know her as a frequent San Harris guest.
I missed them or am missing the connection. I did read the article. I know tons of prep school kids although did public school myself.
I read the article and I struggled with why it is timely and important for the public.
Rich people will often spend the money for their kids and be obsessive and all that. Some will make huge donations which fund the scholarship kids and the tuition shortfalls. A lot goes on in those schools that would make public school folks very envious. I would like someone here who loves the article to frame the societal harm in their words.
Do they just want rich people to give their money away to the “right causes”?
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From my reading (though no personal experience other than knowing people who have gone to international schools, which are quite expensive and there can be "pushy" parents in them), my feel from the article is that there is a entitlement from the parents.
I am paying USD$XX dollars, so you had better get my son/daughter into this college. If you dont, it is your fault, not the fault of the child, etc.
