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I think private schools use a lot of the same signals for success as public schools, however their students are often shielded from the downsides due to circums
by cinquemb 9y ago
I think private schools use a lot of the same signals for success as public schools, however their students are often shielded from the downsides due to circumstances out of their control (their parents/family background), and upsides amplified.
- skookumchuck 9y agoSince parents are paying the tuition to private schools, the parents are in a strong position to demand results. Having paying customers makes for a very different dynamic.
- s73v3r_ 9y agoBecause they’re paying, private school student bodies are self selected to be students with higher chances of being successful. I’ll go out on a limb and say that few private school students are missing meals at home, for instance.
- cinquemb 9y ago> results Have you ever met a private school student who came from a well off family and their parents didn't demand "results" from them, and they still have a nice life than most people? Because the opposite is less likely to be true for those who didn't come from a well off family, regardless of the "results". These "results" increasingly are meaningless when most people are just prodded through mindlessly to the next step and even more so when family member / family friend was already going to give you a nice job anyways… I guess it also doesn't help either when people increasingly conflate the "results" with knowledge or education in of itself… at best they are mere approximations, however from the article, i seriously doubt we're anywhere near the the best…