I realize it's amusing to certain FReepers, but it's also the sort of knee-jerk and simplistic response that is typical of any thread related to public education.
As the article shows, there are some public schools which are abysmal, and others with much higher quality.
One point illustrated by the article is that a major factor in the quality of a particular school will be the type of students in the school. Another is parental involvement and the value the parents put on education.
Actually, I feel any who would try to use a punctuation error I made in such a circumstance as a manner in which to undermine the validity of the article itself, would be committing an obvious logical error, as much fun as they may get from the attempt. I also feel some people who worry overmuch about such things are perhaps a bit too anal retentive types who need to loosen up a bit.
If you had read any posts I have made in several education threads, you would be very aware that I take education seriously... just not people who take pi**-ant little things and make a big issue of them. So my response was simplistic... that is because I feel people who make SUCH A BIG DEAL over such a petty thing are pretty simplistic themselves.
Happy ya got it corrected though.. perhaps ya will not lose so much sleep now. Thx! Have a VERY nice day!