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i've considered the psychology of our position. the difficult part is getting someone to understand that they have been vastly overpaying -- that means they mu
by beachstartup 10y ago
i've considered the psychology of our position.
the difficult part is getting someone to understand that they have been vastly overpaying -- that means they must call into question their own (past) judgment, which for some people is easy, but for most people, is extremely hard (mild cognitive dissonance).
i find it especially interesting that the question is coming from a small private school, who's business model is basically the same thing. i.e. offering a superior alternative to larger, better funded incumbent institutions.
- emodendroket 10y ago> offering a superior alternative to larger, better funded incumbent institutions. I don't know that that is necessarily an accurate way of describing the role of a private school.
- beachstartup 10y agoso how would you describe it?
- akiselev 10y agoWell, considering that the biggest period of growth private schools experienced was during desegregation, I would wager that most private schools exist as an escape hatch for parents who find their school district undesirable for one reason or another. Also, most private school students in the US go to a religiously-affiliated institution so there is a strong element of religious indoctrination there. Stereotypically, charter schools are the ones that are supposed to be better than public schools at a cheaper cost to the government (charter schools can be private or quasi-public).
- emodendroket 10y ago> Stereotypically, charter schools are the ones that are supposed to be better than public schools at a cheaper cost to the government (charter schools can be private or quasi-public). I'd also question the extent to which reality bears this one out, but yes, that is the view.
- emodendroket 10y agoI'd bet that private schools, on average, have more money per pupil than public ones.