Reminds me of a quote I read long ago - I think it was from Sartre - that I'll try paraphrase: "Teaching in public schools suffers from the same problems as co

Reminds me of a quote I read long ago - I think it was from Sartre - that I'll try paraphrase: "Teaching in public schools suffers from the same problems as cooking in public cafeterias - and generally produces similarly mediocre results." I don't buy into the sentiment that public education is a mistake, or even that it's outputs are generally mediocre. I do, however, think that the insight that public education is more akin to an industrial process than an interpersonal relationship holds some water.