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The fact is, money is not nearly the factor it is considered to be by a large portion of the liberal political machine. Parents and their level of care and involvement with their childrens education, are the largest determing factor. Parents, rich and poor, can produce good students, regardless of the money spent in their school district. As long as the money is there to put books in their hands, a chair to sit in , and an adequate instructor, the child can excell. Why do private schools traditionally do a better job of turning out good students? Because the parents have made an investment in their child and are more likely to follow up on that investment. They want to be sure their money is well spent. When parents send their child off to public school and the money spent is government money, they unfortunately, don't even bother to show up at pta meetings, converse with teachers, or help their children at home. Is a used car purchased from a former owner more or less likely to have been mistreated than a rental car? I think we all know that the attitude of people changes when they have a financial stake in anything and education follows that pattern. How do we solve it then? Not by throwing more government money. We have to involve the parents in the process somehow.

 

Drew