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The practical purpose of public schooling is to A) catch the odd prodigy to send to the big leagues with the private school kids, B) get the well-behaved used t
by rwnspace 4y ago
The practical purpose of public schooling is to A) catch the odd prodigy to send to the big leagues with the private school kids, B) get the well-behaved used to 9-5 hours, and C) have somewhere to keep the rest while the parents work.
University used to be just the first group, nowadays it includes the second.
- dmontero 4y agoI guess your comment is provocative intentionally. There are many countries in the world where - thankfully- certain public schools/universities are more prestigious than private ones (it comes to mind Germany, Switzerland, Spain, France). About B) and C) I sort of agree though
- spopejoy 4y agoI thought it was to create consumers for Mr Ford...