2007-06-11 17:03:29 · 4 answers · asked by woot 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
does the government tell you which grocery store you must shop at? how about which car you are permitted to buy? or which mutual fund to put your retirement into? which house you have to live in?
So, if this is the land of the free, why is it that parents aren't free to choose their children's schools and teachers?
Or is it that freedom only truly belongs to those who are wealthy enough to buy it? [pay tuition to send their child to a really good school instead of the neighborhood failure school.]
Anyone hearing me?
:-)
2007-06-11 17:11:19 · answer #1 · answered by Spock (rhp) 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Education isn't a "profitable business". Who would want to invest their time, energy, and money into a venture that wouldn't even turn a dime?
Also, you lose the ability to create standards in any way, shape, or form. Not that I love standards, but it gives you something to shoot for. And colleges can expect some basic level of skill coming in. No standards...you lose that.
I think there is a way to incorporate some of the privatized ideas into public education....get kids much more hands on training than they get now...but for the most part, it is a bad idea.
EDIT:
For Spock, below me...
So you are going to privatize education, yet it remains free, for all to attend? That's great. In fact. That's the system we have now. Well, in many places. For example, here in Utah, we have open enrollment. Provided you get approval, you can send your kid to any public school you want. The only catch is you have to provide the transportation...which would be similar to your proposed system.
Could you point out the differences between public education with open enrollment, and privatized education that is free? I would love to see the contrast...because right now, I can't.
2007-06-12 00:09:49 · answer #2 · answered by powhound 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The level of education any American should receive should be available to all Americans. Privatized education could not guarantee this so it would be unconstitutional.
2007-06-12 00:51:47 · answer #3 · answered by healthyleeroy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, if a k-12 education becomes a luxury then expect illiteracy to race through the roof, and also expect the US to become impoverished.
If you want to eliminate the middle class completely, then eliminate public education. Yeah, welcome to Bangladesh...er. I mean the United States.
YEAH.... Ignorance rules.
2007-06-12 00:17:53 · answer #4 · answered by Shanna S 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋