The Underground History of American Education
BTW, I went to govt schools, have one kid in govt school (against my wishes) and one homeschooled. I see both sides. And the govt schools are a joke. No, a nightmare.
They certainly are, especially the big-city ones.
But I still see the value in public education, based on my own experiences. I grew up in a neighborhood where almost every kid was the grandchild of Eastern European immigrants. There was not a single black family in my neighborhood.
Yet I had my black friends while growing up. It was because the local public school drew kids from different neighborhoods and mixed us all in together. That was a wonderful thing!
In my twenties, I spent some time teaching at a private school. There were no black students at that school, and very few in the neighborhood. So the students there had no contact with blacks. Those students viewed blacks with a mixture of fear and confusion. Not a good thing!
I'm sure there are other stories like this out there. Just substitute "Jew" for "black", or "Asian" for "black", etc.
So I hope you see my point. In a diverse society like the US, we need good public schools! It's a real shame that the liberals have completely ruined most of them.