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Date: Wed, 26 Mar 1997 22:13:27 -0700
From: Rich Lemert <RLemert@continet.com>
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Grinch wrote:
> 
> ale2@psu.edu (ale2) wrote:
> 
> >In article <01bc396c$f79c5440$30822399@default>
> >"Tom Potter" <tdp@earthlink.net> writes:
> 
> >> If parents and students were able to shop for their own
> >> education, rather than have to accept the self-serving
> >> homogenization of the public education monopoly,
> >> they could "educate" themselves as they saw fit.
> 
> >I like the idea of choice, but what happens with the children whose
> >parents can't afford to shop around?
> >
> 
> How much does it cost to shop around?
> 
> When people have a choice of options, one of the first things that
> appears is shopping guides and reviews.  Here in NYC you can walk into
> Barnes and Noble and pick up the "Guide to NYC Private Schools" to get
> a description of any school you want -- tuition, curriculum,
> educational philosophy, extracurricular activities, and so on. Or you
> can get the Guide in the public library for free. Where's the
> hardship?

  Why bother looking at all this "free" information when you know 
you'll never be able to afford to go to these places. I can window
shop at the Mercedes dealer all day, but I doubt I'll be able to afford
one anytime soon.

Rich Lemert
