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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sorry for the typos (iphone)
Thanks! I thought so too. Come on. I acknowledge that the existence of crazy waitlists would not allow this to occur. So pipe down. My point is we have created a system where families take spots at schools they aren't really thrilled about and we end up with families driving all over the city every morning commuting to these schools they weren't all that thrilled out. My child is at a great school that we're happy with but we drive 25 minutes each morning to get there, while EL Haynes is two blocks away. If I had the option to trade my spot to get one at EL Haynes I would have considered it for sure. And by the way, education IS a commodity. [/quote]

So the parent who's # 1 on the waitlist who happens to not have gotten in anywhere, or is a new resident, or doesn't have any friends, or whatever, doesn't get the spot that someone else is going to turn down, because you happen to know that person, or meet him on Craig's List, or even pay to trade spots (and if you don't think this will happen, you're nuts)?  Sorry, that's a horrible idea.  With respect to education being a commodity, it is certainly something that is valued in the community (re a "hot commodity).  But access to public education has not been somethign that private citizens have been able to trade and use to profit themselves.

This "idea" is a classic "It would have helped me, so it's great" rather than "this will lead to a benefit for the system."  [/quote]

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