Let's explore an implication of education for profit. Failing students would be a special market niche that would be ruthlessly exploited by for-profit education.
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The setting is an elementary school auditorium in the early evening. A small group of anxious parents sit stiffly in their seats. An older man in snappy business attire hops up on the stage and rubs his hands together before shouting out....
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How's everybody doing tonight! So glad you could make it. I'm Mr. Jones, but I want you to call me Hank, I'm the principal here at Emerson Elementary, and I love helping kids learn.
What's not so much fun is seeing kids struggle and that's why we've invited you all here tonight. Let's admit it. Your kid is not doing that great in class. He or she is falling behind or we wouldn't have called you in. I don't have to tell you how important it is to get a good education. Drug addiction, crime, and low paying jobs are the future that waits for kids that fall behind in school. You all must be worried sick about your kid. I know I am.
But hey, I didn't invite you here to tell you what you already know.
What would you say if I told you, there is a sure fire way for your child to do better... to become a successful, confident, self motivated, and academically accomplished A student?
It all boils down to one question. What is it going to take for me to sell you an extended education contract tonight that could change your child's life forever?
Every day your child could be in one of our spacious, deluxe, air conditioned, small group classrooms taught by the most gifted and experienced teachers in the state. Our deluxe classroom students go to college. The majority of economy students do not.
Our deluxe classroom provides learning enrichment, field trips, private tutoring, counseling, sports, art and music instruction. We make school meaningful for each child and apply what is learned to each student's interests and vocational goals.
If you think you can't afford this quality education for your child- think again. We have loan officers waiting to help you in the next room, We're willing to go the extra mile to help your family work something out. If you're short of cash.. no problem... just bring in that equity from your home.
So tonight you have a decision to make. You can either send your child back to his or her bare bones classroom with its overcrowding, floundering inexperienced teachers, smelling of mold and stocked with obsolete tattered textbooks....and significantly lower test scores.....
or
Please sign this contract to bring your child the gift of an world class quality education.
Take advantage of this golden opportunity created by the recent government deregulation of public schools.
And let no one stand between you and your child's education.
We are now going to pair you up with a sales representative who will have a copy of your child's school records.. and be sure to ask about our easy payment plan.
I'd like to leave you folks with this thought,
Nothing is worth more in life than an educated mind.