I'm hearing a radio commercial; don't know if it's local or national. The
woman says "I want a house with good schools. Schools that will make my
sons smart. Like Socrates...but without the toga. Smart enough to get into
the best schools on the east or west coasts." I can miss the gender bias,
assuming the woman has no daughters. First questions: can a school make a
kid smart? I think if she's a good enough parent the school shouldn't
matter. I'm sure we could come up with a 3 x 3 truth table with
good/medium/bad parents vs good/medium/bad schools and have percentages to
see what matters more. Good parents and good schools won't also produce a
smart kid but it will happen more often than bad parents and bad schools.
It just sounded like she expected the school to do the work.
And are we missing the great colleges not on the coasts?
Kevin T. - VRWC
Slow news day
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