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[quote=Anonymous]One of the foundations of American society is that we are a country that has always cherished the freedom of the people to make choices and decisions on their own and not follow a state mandated direction. Celebration of the free will and one could argue that the evolution of American society throughout history is one of moving closer towards a more applicable state of free will (the extension of civil rights to many previously discriminated groups, the growing acceptance of homosexuality in today's society are two good examples). I'd say the ability to chose between schooling options is to be more cherished as American than the notion that public education is a foundation of American society.

Last but not least, your claim would have more merit if we all lived in completely integrated (racially and socially) communities where rich and poor kids go to school together. But our public education sector hardly reflects that, outside of small towns and certain charter/magnet programs. Good luck in telling Americans their local schools are un American.

[quote=Anonymous]I guess it's a cultural thing in some subsets of the population. Frankly, I think it s un-American. Public education is a foundation of American society. To me the popularity of boarding and private schools shows a divestment of public education on behalf of the upper class. [/quote][/quote]

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