The Atlantic - Public schools actually superior to private schools.

$fractional slacker$ · February 11, 2014

Statist magazine publishes article supporting statist schools. What did you expect, honest journalism? Warning: It's so full of delusion and confirmation bias it could make you sick.

Take this gem as an example:

Religion aside, why are parents spending so much money to send their kids to private schools?

CAL: That's a great question, and some economists that have looked at these types of conclusions are really confused by that. Why would somebody pay money for a service that is apparently inferior to one they could get for free?

http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2013/10/are-private-schools-worth-it/280693/

dsayers · February 11, 2014

Until SCHOOL is voluntary and synonymous with education, I think comparing government to private schools is asking the wrong question.

NumberSix · February 12, 2014

The statistics seem meaningless given the choice is between schools in a given location, not aggregate of the whole US.

LovePrevails · February 12, 2014

School being better than other school says nothingt

the whole education system is anti-empirical and does not teach the way people learn, nor does it support cultivating an attitude of life-long learning.

Any measures of success within it are measures of the wrong things, such as performance on standardized tests.

the majin skill taught in school is memorization which is the least useful skill the the information age where everything is available at the touch of a button.

plus, the way they treat children is inexcusable

WorBlux · February 12, 2014

Let's see, the school environment itself.

Better responsiveness of teachers and administrators to parent concerns.

Better cultivation of soft skills.

tasmlab · February 12, 2014

If we understand the purpose of schools to be creating obedience and complacent workers, then public schools would certainly fare better than anything else.