I, then Michael, wrote:

> >  At the very least, this is an odd bit of cynicism from a candidate
for a
> >  board of education. Last I heard, there was no competitive
admission
> >  there, either.
> 
> Interesting, I would have thought that electoral process would qualify
> as a competitive admission to the board of education.  Cynicism?

No, clumsy wording on my part. There is no competitive admission for
most public schools, the governing board of which you're running for.
But we still believe that education is or should be valuable.

> I believe that my suspicion of educational programs is well founded.
> There's more to educational quality than a name, even if that name
> is Harvard.

I would say your suspicion is unfounded, since you've provided no
specific evidence for your attack on Harvard, other than a generalized -
and similarly non-evidentiary - cynicism about continuing education. 

David Brauer
King Field

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