Private schools are not better than public schools

I don’t mean to publish this information as Public Schools vs. Private schools. Private schools have their place. For example, some families want a more rigorous religious education for their children. However, it is factually wrong to say that in the average case, a child will get a better education at a private school over the vast majority of public schools.

Here is an excerpt from the following article… Public vs. Private School

““I certainly worry when people talk about a school’s reputation,” says Michael Pelman, an educational psychologist
in Thousand Oaks, Calif. “When many people discuss schools — good or
bad — what they’re talking about is their own belief system, not real
information gathered through research and experience.”

To wit, many of us believe, hands-down, that private schools are better
than public schools. However, a recent study by the husband-and-wife
team of Sarah Thuele Lubienski and Christopher Lubienski, researchers
at the University of Illinois-Champaign, found that when they
controlled for a family’s socioeconomic background, public-school kids
slightly outperformed private-school kids.”

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Bottled Water vs. Tap Water

I wonder if our district would consider following the lead of the San Francisco Mayor.  Our city already won the taste test for best tap water.  Besides, I cannot think of a better way to teach our children environmental responsibility.

Click here for In Praise of Tap Water

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