The Lesson From Bill Gates' Childhood

Billionaire Bill gates is trying to bring 'market logic' to education. He believes that schools should compete with each other, or be shut down and replaced if they don't perform well. Gates has invested millions of dollars into a chain of charter schools known as kip's. The school follows an extended day, strict disciplinary regime. Students learn how to walk, get off the bus and use the rest room. In the kip way, students are not allowed to talk at school, except to answer questions. And they have to earn their desks. At some kip schools, students who break minor rules are isolated and forced to wear signs around their necks that read miscreant or