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I think others have the same sentiment but:

Public education is about a mix of child minding, keeping children out of the labour market - oh and as an afterthought teaching them stuff we taught the previous generations (so they became teachers and can teach the same stuff again).

Private has always been the pathfinder but too often ignored 'cos of political differences.

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Exactly and the education of a child shouldn't be focused on keeping kids off the street. This is a positive by-product but unfortunately seems to be the extent of what the public sector can do in developing areas.

The private sector has to focus on providing a quality education or their tuition will dissipate and they will shut down.

> The private sector has to focus on providing a quality education or their tuition will dissipate and they will shut down.

Or they could just inflate their test scores. [1]

[1] http://ideas.time.com/2013/04/02/whats-really-scandalous-abo...

That story is related to a public school, private schools are not as concerned with standardized test scores. Unlike the public sector their funding isn't determined by government review.

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