| SamuelRSmith said: Also, perhaps, at the state level in regards to freeing up restrictions on homeschooling. |
I believe school choice is the most important political issue. The state public school systems have three problems: 1. They are very poor at teaching what they choose to teach. 2. The education is not tailored to individuals, but rather aggregates. 3. Indoctrination (whether it is liberal or conservative.)
3. Is the biggest political concern, as indoctrination is purely a tool for political gain, but 1 & 2 are more problems individuals must deal with.
The U.S would do wonders if the states stopped regulating what is taught, removed standardized testing, and allow for competing charter schools. Let the local governments decide how education should be funded. But if we are going to speak of my extreme ideal, there shouldn't be public education at all, it should all be privatized. Since education has such a high demand, the price would be affordable for the poor, and even if it is not there will be private subsidies for poor students (just as private universities pay for the tuition of poor students today, so can elementary and high schools.) Competition will bring the lowest common denominator much higher than it is now, and both the individual and aggregate productivity from education will be increased due to individuals being able to pursue their specific diverse interests.
