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I find the issue of education to be far deeper than just private vs. public schools.
It's largely a matter of family and ideals.
I went to public schools and excelled largely in part to a family that demanded hhigh education. Of course, it helped to have parents who all earned masters here.
But at the same time, working as aides and what not in school, one also realizes that many kids and their families may not value such things as highly.
One could say more private schools and competition would help. But i have found many brilliant brilliant friends to come from both rich and poor, and of all sorts of backgrounds. It's not the money or institution that mattered. It was a part of natural ability and background reinforcement in education.
Because honestly, there are a ton of brilliant kids in public schools. Problem is, there's a ton of 'average' and 'below average' people which makes schools look down.
Anyways, before I go on rambling, I find it to be a deeper social issue than anything public or private (because otherwise, how can one say there aren't bright kids in public schools?). Part of the culture and ideas of society hurt as do other things.
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