While I agree that may be the case in many public schools, it is not the case in all. There are many that do not fall into the category you describe and can be selective as to what students they accept.
My daughter is in 3rd gradein a public school, the teachers are not unionized in the classic sense of the word, and the school does not hesitate to expel problem children. Children who are disruptive are disciplined and parents are notified - I should know, I’ve had my fair share of notes and phone calls from my daughter’s teachers about her pention for talking and/or playing when she should be paying attention.
My husband and I specifically chose this school and school district and moved from another state where decent schools, both public and private, have waiting lists because the majority of schools, both public and private, are downright lousy.
Gabz,
Sorry, numbers don’t lie. As a whole Public schools cannot hold a candle to a private school. Are there some bad private schools? Sure, there are always exceptions to the rule.
However, as a whole public schools cannot remotely compete with Private, they are hamstrung by political requirements, not educational ones.
I really encourage you to read “The Closing of the American Mind”, and you might get a bit enlightened what exactly goes on in the education of even the “better” public schools, and see what the end product they generally produce is.
When God, boy scouts and traditional values are the enemy, and hedonism is just another lifetstyle choice, this is not an environment that will produce rational thinking adults, it is impossible.