prof. really liked it thought it was well written, thorough Nelson, J.L., Carlson, K., & Palonsky, S.B. (1993). Private schools: Essential or undemocratic. In Critical issues in education (pp. 63-78). New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc.         The first position of chapter three is supportive of private schools. This position feels that private schools prevent the public schools from having a total monopoly over education by offering the community an alternative choice. This choice also produces competition …showed first 75 words of 564 total…

…showed last 75 words of 564 total…idea of having an alternate choice available to public education. I honestly feel sorry for those who can not manage to afford private education for their children, but this should not be the grounds for prohibiting those who can afford it from sending their children there. I agree with the second position on the point that if parents decide to send their children to a private school, they should be solely responsible for the payments.