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> On Jun 9, 2011, at 7:59 PM, Michael Smith wrote:
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> > The elites send their kids to institutions
> > which are just as totalizing and dehumanizing
> > as the KIPP schools; but the grounds look
> > nicer, and so do the teachers and the kids
> > themselves
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> That's preposterous. I know you love to be contrarian, but that's just around the bend.
Give it a few years, mon copain, and let's talk. I'll be interested to hear your experiences. Depends a lot on your kid. If he turns out to be the sort of kid the elite schools like, it'll all be smooth sailing. If not... well, let's hope he is.
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