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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]15:26- though I don't necessarily know anything about Latin, I do love the term "snowflake academies". [b]Public schools should be for all kids[/b]. Whether is is policies that weed out kids or c[b]urriculum that only a select few can do well[/b] with the undercurrent needs to stop. We need to stop endorsing the "private school on the public dime" mentality. Niche market schools are fine, but it should theoretically be possible for any type of child to get the support he or she needs to do well. [/quote]

But saying BASIS, Latin, TJ, Stuyvesant, etc. shouldn't exist because all kids can't meet expectations or are ready is ridiculous.  We live in a global competitive world and if the US is to keep up, we need these PUBLIC institutions to serve kids that will lead us into the future--you better believe that other countries will or are doing that.  Kids forced to attend bad schools is a separate issue and definitely needs to be addressed but that issue shouldn't take away from the other end of the spectrum.  [/quote]

Actually, I think that entrance exams and aptitude tests, coupled with an any-public-school-anywhere model (like in many European countries) are the best way to equalize the system and give fair equitable access to all children. The system here is just entirely too backwards for that to ever pan out.[/quote]

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