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To: GVTucker who wrote (67534)	4/11/2005 6:05:11 PM
From: RetiredNow	Respond to of 77400

Very true and it's an excellent point. So to a potentially large extent, these statistics are self-selecting.

To: GVTucker who wrote (67534)	4/11/2005 9:56:49 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Respond to of 77400

OT I'm a big public school supporter but just to put my .02 in... out here in California we have an issue with public schools and I don't know if it is nationwide. Public schools here spend an immense amt of time trying to bring an underachieving kid up to minimum standards... and I don't mean an overall underachiever, I mean any kid who is underachieving in some area- this will be the focus for public schools, whereas private schools dwell on the TALENTS of your kid. My neighbor has a legally blind kid who can't hit a baseball. He's also extremely bright in mathematics. What does he spend all his time on? Trying to hit that stupid ball. The school makes a huge deal out of it, while the math talent goes untapped because the kids getting the attn in math are the underachievers. He goes to private school in the summer- a completely different scene, baseball and sports go out the window and he's in the science breakout. I guess its just a personal choice what you want for your kids. I can see pros and cons with both approaches.