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duffyduff

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2. Quite honestly, I don't think they should exist at all.
Mon Oct 7, 2013, 12:05 PM
Oct 2013

Public schools should be for EVERYBODY. Kids should NOT be isolated from others their parents consider "riff-raff" because the real world isn't that way.

They will come in contact with people from all backgrounds.

A new book is coming out next month debunking the commonly held belief private schools are "better" than public schools:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Public-School-Advantage-Outperform/dp/022608891X/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=2A92CSBECFCCJ&coliid=I36HAI74Y70MHB

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