Thank you. I fully agree with what you are saying, but for some reason from your first post I came out with the opposite understanding. > Imagine further that

Thank you. I fully agree with what you are saying, but for some reason from your first post I came out with the opposite understanding. > Imagine further that your Uber driver can't afford private tutors or private school That's not hard to imagine. In fact I'm almost sure that indeed he can't afford private tutors (he told me he has 3 sons). As for private school, he even told me what school his eldest son was going to; it was a public one. I just googled it now, and US News ranks it as #1 among NYC's public middle schools [1]. I'd take that ranking with a solid grain of salt, but still, it's probably a very good middle school. Now, here's the funny thing: 3 years ago, when his son moved from elementary to middle school, there were still selective public middle schools in NYC. Just one year later all selection was changed to lottery based. In the name of equity. Thanks for your recommendation downthread for "Race to the bottom". I'll read it. [1] https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/new-york/ps-122-mamie-fay-203997 https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/new-york/ps-122-mamie-f...