scott wrote:

> Personally I don't see any need for the jealousy, even if private 
> schools are banned then the parents will just pay for private tutors or 
> give additional teaching themselves, you can't ban that.  In the end a 
> bright child with supportive parents will make it just fine through the 
> regular school system and into a top University.

I agree. Banning private schools is almost impossible (define "private" 
and "school"), and there are plenty of other ways that rich people can 
and do give their children a huge advantage.

One thing that I've noticed is that some parents spend lots of time with 
their children, talk to them, ask them things, tell them stories, and so 
on and so forth. And other parents live with their children but almost 
never seem to interact with them in any way, except for yelling at them 
to stop smashing things up. One wonders why these parents had children 
in the first place, actually... Now obviously, I don't have a shred of 
evidence here, but I wonder which group of children does better at 
school? I'm guessing it makes a pretty freakin' big difference...

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