You're overlooking what drives America...competition. Indeed, privatizing all schools is the only was to have a truly American, and completely efficient school system.
Teachers are underpaid. Many of them don't care much about there students. Quite frankly, many of them I've encountered suck at their job. They are overworked and not appreciated as professionals. This would change in a school system that is privatized. I think it's easy to see that better teachers = better students.
Kids would go to school to learn. If mammy and pappy are shelling out money for your education, you'd better pay attention. It's silly to think that you can force kids to go to school, and it's even more silly to think they will want to learn.
Education would be more efficient. If someone wants to be a musician, what's the purpose of learning Algebra? Why should a computer technician be forced to learn of Moor conquests? An auto mechanical learning the details of Shakespeares rhyme scheme? It's silly...and simply counter-productive.
Prices too high? Not at all. Schools would compete for the best prices. Don't use the cost of modern private schools to measure how much they would cost if all were privatized. No doubt, there would be 'bars' such as the ones doctors, lawyers, Cisco networkers, etc. have to pass. If you pass, private corporations will hire you, and schools would fight to offer the lowest price while still guaranteeing you will pass the tests. Can't afford school still? With the wealth of information available on the internet, kids whose parents have little money could earn a decent income off of information they have access to. Networking isn't very tough if you study in your free time. And, hey--you don't have that 6 hours a day clogged up by public school.
Apprenticeship would re-emerge, yet in a less medievil manner. One would probably show up, help with work, and learn by observing and occasionally doing the work. It makes sense too; you learn how to do a job, and the 'master' would get money from your successes until you are ready to work on your own. It's simple, and it works.
I saw on TV where the Red Cross lifeguards in one city were doing there jobs horribly. Someone came along and trained his own lifeguards. They cost more, but they were alert, well-trained, and did their jobs well. The Red Cross started losing 'business' and their jobs. Lo and Behold, the Red Cross lifeguards cleaned up their acts, and performed wonderfully after that. Introduce competition and we'll finally see an education system that works.
Captitalism is barbaric and uncaring, but heck--it works.
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You're overlooking what drives America...competition. Indeed, privatizing all schools is the only was to have a truly American, and completely efficient school system.
Teachers are underpaid. Many of them don't care much about there students. Quite frankly, many of them I've encountered suck at their job. They are overworked and not appreciated as professionals. This would change in a school system that is privatized. I think it's easy to see that better teachers = better students.
Kids would go to school to learn. If mammy and pappy are shelling out money for your education, you'd better pay attention. It's silly to think that you can force kids to go to school, and it's even more silly to think they will want to learn.
Education would be more efficient. If someone wants to be a musician, what's the purpose of learning Algebra? Why should a computer technician be forced to learn of Moor conquests? An auto mechanical learning the details of Shakespeares rhyme scheme? It's silly...and simply counter-productive.
Prices too high? Not at all. Schools would compete for the best prices. Don't use the cost of modern private schools to measure how much they would cost if all were privatized. No doubt, there would be 'bars' such as the ones doctors, lawyers, Cisco networkers, etc. have to pass. If you pass, private corporations will hire you, and schools would fight to offer the lowest price while still guaranteeing you will pass the tests. Can't afford school still? With the wealth of information available on the internet, kids whose parents have little money could earn a decent income off of information they have access to. Networking isn't very tough if you study in your free time. And, hey--you don't have that 6 hours a day clogged up by public school.
Apprenticeship would re-emerge, yet in a less medievil manner. One would probably show up, help with work, and learn by observing and occasionally doing the work. It makes sense too; you learn how to do a job, and the 'master' would get money from your successes until you are ready to work on your own. It's simple, and it works.
I saw on TV where the Red Cross lifeguards in one city were doing there jobs horribly. Someone came along and trained his own lifeguards. They cost more, but they were alert, well-trained, and did their jobs well. The Red Cross started losing 'business' and their jobs. Lo and Behold, the Red Cross lifeguards cleaned up their acts, and performed wonderfully after that. Introduce competition and we'll finally see an education system that works.
Captitalism is barbaric and uncaring, but heck--it works.