Public school, it's free, right? Every child from age 6-18 is allowed to attend the local P.S. for free. Of course, the homeowner foots most of the bill, more than three-quarters of my tax bill at the end of the year goes to the local school district. But, other than that school is free. The school provides the teacher, the books, the field trips, the sports team.

However, seems like I've heard somewhere, that you get what you pay for? I got a free education, but I was allowed to graduate without having to read some of the greatest works ever penned by man. Why was I never required to read "Night" by Elie Wiesel. How can I call myself educated and yet never had to read the following?

"Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, which has turned my life into one long night, seven times cursed and seven times sealed. Never shall I forget that smoke. Never shall I forget the little faces of the children, whose bodies I saw turned into wreaths of smoke beneath a silent blue sky. Never shall I forget those flames which consumed my Faith forever. Never shall I forget that nocturnal silence which deprived me, for all eternity, of the desire to live. Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to dust. Never shall I forget these things, even if I am condemned to live as long as God Himself. Never."

Public education, it may be free, but it comes at a very high cost.