1. Privatization
1.1. Edison Schools
1.1.1. Show no better
1.1.2. Started to have improved scores, management, and lower costs.
1.1.3. 2003 changed focus to providing tutoring, testing, and eLearning.
1.2. Charter Schools
1.2.1. started to improve education
1.2.2. Video of Why People want private/charter schools
1.2.3. Discussion of Charter Schools vs. Public Schools
2. Goals
2.1. Private School
2.1.1. Make a profit
2.1.2. Not concerned with well-being
2.2. Public School
2.2.1. Expand knowledge
2.2.2. Develop critical thinking
2.2.3. Social well-being
3. Myths
3.1. Efficiency
3.1.1. cost- and time-saving by creating potentially dangerous shortcuts.
3.2. Market Driven and Consumer Responsive
3.2.1. Increase profits but not to please customers
3.3. Performance-based, rewarding merit, and cutting incompetence
3.3.1. sell more product at lower cost
3.3.2. Lower-level can't challenge decisions from higher-level offices
4. Commercialization
4.1. Schools are the agents to students
4.1.1. Corporations offer incentives
4.1.1.1. Free-enterprise education programs
4.2. Avenues of Advertising to Students
4.2.1. Channel One
4.2.2. Soda and Snack Machines
4.2.3. Naming buildings
4.2.4. Corporate sponsered materials
4.2.5. Field trips