Oy, enough already with the flogging of the public school system and its graduates, please. We're not all spectacular failures just because our parents couldn't afford to send us to private school. I turned out alright, and was able to find my way into a prestigious college amongst the wealthy products of the private school system, only I was there on scholarships.

I would love to find out where exactly these overpaid teachers can be found, so I can get a teaching certificate and move there! I always thought that in the US, finding a rich teacher was as rare as finding a poor doctor.

And I just don't see how closing a public school or denying any funding would improve the situation. The people who will feel the hurt the most are the poor kids. The lousy teachers can always find jobs elsewhere, and the wealthy parents can pay to send their mediocre kids to a private school, but the poorer families have nothing else to rely on.