Quote Originally Posted by daihashi
I went to a public school and I ran circles around the private school kids. That's not a testament to my school by any means; but it is to say that going to a private school doesn't necessarily make you smarter. It starts with the Teacher, and then the student + Parents. If one of those 3 aren't cooperating or working well with each other then the student will underperform unless they have a means to overcome the handicap.

We do need more funding for education but I don't think that's the end all solution for improvement.
When you pay to send your children to a "good school", you are not paying for the quality of the education. Instead, you are paying for the privilege of sitting next to someone else who is privileged (be it either socioeconomically or talent).