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Re: [Phys-L] Economist Kern Alexander Explains the Problem with School Choice

Are the private schools required to accept every student that applies (public or private funds) and keep them as long as the student chooses to stay?


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From: "Ze&apos;ev Wurman" <zeev@ieee.org>
Date: Sun, Feb 3, 2013 6:08 pm
Subject: [Phys-L] Economist Kern Alexander Explains the Problem with School Choice
To: "Phys-L@phys-l.org" <Phys-L@phys-l.org>

On 2/3/2013 3:56 PM, Bernard Cleyet wrote:
On 2013, Feb 03, , at 15:32, "LaMontagne, Bob" <RLAMONT@providence.edu> wrote:

Choice may not fix the problem - but will it do harm to give people choice if they want it?

Bob at PC

I must be very dense -- "choice" is not a choice when ignorant. Corollary: the ignorant will more likely do themselves more harm when given choice than the enlightened.

bc thinks so obvious must be missing much.


Perhaps you are missing much. Otherwise you surely will not object to
literacy tests, familiarity with various candidates' positions test, and
content of propositions test, before allowing people to vote, right?
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