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

[Ze'ev Wurman <zeev@ieee.org>]

They are not required, but as long as you meet their criteria they are 
interested -- money, etc.

They will have a hard time to kick you out once you are in, unless you 
break the rules ... money, litigation, etc.

True for any school, in fact. Even a public school can expel you if you 
break too many rules. That's why we have county schools.

Consider car insurance. You can buy it easily if you are an OK driver. 
If you get to be an "expensive" driver, it's going to cost you more and 
your choices are more limited. If you are *really* an expensive driver, 
you can insure yourself through the state Automobile Insurance Assigned 
Risk Plan. Very expensive, very limited options.

Education largely doesn't have the cost element to the user, except in 
the case of private education. Still, it has the cost element to the 
provider, as some are more expensive to educate. And the choices can 
narrow accordingly. But if you educate most people relatively 
inexpensively, there is more money left for those few who need special 
attention. And many school will specialize to attract targeted students 
-- whether arts, various vocations, dyslexia, or whatever. As I have 
mentioned, in general public ed is already significantly more expensive 
than charters or private education.

Not that different from higher ed, really.

On 2/3/2013 4:22 PM, Paul Lulai wrote:
> 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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> ----- Reply message -----
> 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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