US Education Reform

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SciFiBoy said:

italics: and that worked great for the financial sector didnt it? It's worked better than the alternative of communism.
underlined: its unlikely they would have expert knowledge enought to judge what there child should and shouldnt learn, some of them for example might not want there child to be taught science (if theyre like a fundementalist of some religion)

in addition, parents can hold the government to account for failings and errors, they cant hold a private school to account as the school dosent have to listen, the private sector allways has its own agenda, whats to stop schools from forcing there political or religous views on the children? whats to stop private schools giving certian people prefferential treatment? state education is the only way to go, its fair, can be held to account and is cost effective if done properly and funded by progressive taxation.

 

Parents can hold the private sector accountable for failings and errors. It's called pulling your kids out of the school, and going somewhere else. If someone doesn't like shopping at a particular store, getting gas from one station, or playing on one kind of video game system, they can easily pull their money out of that store/business, and go somewhere else. That is why capitalism works: The consumer has the ultimate say in the matter, and the business has to benefit the consumer, or they will go somewhere else.

Furthermore, in the American system of schooling, citizens 'can' vote out board members, and exert their will on the system. Problem is that it takes place every 2-4 years for voting, and they are pretty much screwed till then. In some cases, they forget what happened and fail to take prompt action. This is why privatization is better: Consumers vote immediately. If a school does something bad, then the students could be taken out of school immediately, and funds would dry up rapidly, killing the school. Thats why it would be much, much better than the current system, which allows as many abuses by teachers like the Catholic Church allows for thier pedophile priests.

And there you go again with your progressive taxation speel. Did you know that the American system for education doesn't tax progressively? It taxes based on property ownership, and not income.