What would be the adverse effects public schooling was privatized completely ?

Answer 1

Lawsuits, and legal issues. I say go for it, I do not think it would happen to soon, already to many screaming parents wanting to throw lawsuits around on public schools.

Answer 2

Education will become exclusive and many people would not have access to them. This is because private schools charge more and therefore they are able to provide the service private schools have come to be known for. People who are not earning a lot will not be able to send their child to school. Even though private schools provide better in terms of educational learning. There is a lot public schools can do, but the people behind the system are just not visionaries and long term thinkers.

Answer 3

First - further division of society with better schools for those who can pay, much worse schools for those with little money.

Second - loss of one of the early principles of our nation, putlic education for all; loss of this is an erosion of the foundation of our democracy because an uneducated public is unable to understand what their government is up to, and unable to force their government to reverse course when it is making mistakes.

Third - the money would still go excessively to corporate executives, like it is now going to inadequate teachers with tenure and superfluous administrators. Until you can correct corporate excesses, you are no better off with private industry handling education than with public institutions.

Fourth - once it is for-profit you will have pursuit of "productivity" which seems to mean squeezing the last ounce out of hardworking folks for the sake of profitability, more money for shareholders and executives and way less for workers, leading to workers (teachers) who really don't give a darn about anything and are just putting in their time.

So I see no net gain for students or families, just a net gain for private companies.

And although public education needs a serious overhaul I don't believe privatization will solve any of the real problems.

Answer 4

There would be a lot of "students" that would not be accepted in the schools for at least a generation,until society learned that the teachers would not tolerate violence or insubordination in school.

Not that that is truely adverse.

Answer 5

I could live with it. We'd have choice, right? Not a regulated monopoly? Because it is choice that would make private education better in many places. A regulated monopoly would be the worst of all worlds.

Answer 6

Kids could get an education, there would be more discipline in the schools, children could be taught ethics and morals.

Answer 7

our kids would be better educated, now thats a bad thing....

education leads to self reliance and self reliance means democrats and social hand out programs are no longer needed.