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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I actually agree with the author (whom I know nothing about). Objectively schools, especially those strongly left leaning such as GDS and Sidwell ( and people have said on this board that Holton has swung aggressively in the same direction) are in fact a complete contradiction. They have aggressively embraced what I will describe as hyper-liberalism, and yet charge circa $50,000 per child, per year to attend school. This does not feel like the "equality" they espouse. Can anyone not see the inherent contradiction? [/quote]

So, would you rather these wealthy schools produce defenders of self-interested, unapologetic, right wing capitalists? What is it that you are proposing? Private schools are not going away.

As a liberal parent who sends my kids to a Big-3, I am fully aware of the hypocrisy of a "private school with a public mission,[b]" but I'd much rather have my kids grow up believing that they have responsibilities to people other than themselves rather than the alternative.[/b] There is a sense that with this amazing education, you're supposed to go out there and do some good in the world.
And the author presents the worst of these schools, I hope you are aware. The anecdotes aren't made-up, but they are caricatures that are far, far from the typical, nondescript interactions that make up the private school world. [/quote]

botching like a strong dose of paternalism to complement elitism [/quote]

What do you propose as the alternative? If you have smart, competent, well-educated kids who want to do some good in the world, what do you suggest they do? Because if these kids don't end up assuming leadership positions, you're going to find a society let by right-wing idiots who don't believe in science.[/quote]

and the current approach prepares them perfectly to be limousine liberals. Acknowledge the problem, complain about the problem, possibly demand others try to fix the problem, but don't actually use your resources to address the problem and, the most important part, make sure that any fix does not impinge on your own privilege. [/quote]

Again, what is your solution?[/quote]

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