The value of this proposition is predicated on the philoshopical basis of the purpose of public pedantry.
On 10/5/05, Cameron Childress <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On the heels of the much belabored Gruss vs Dana thread about minimum > wage, living wage, and education - here's a new branch off a similar > tree to chew on. > > Also, please, before everyone runs off to determine if this is > supported by Liberals or Conservatives and starts regurgitating the > proper and well rehearsed party fed arguments for and against it - > just consider it for a few minutes. Then feel free to run off and ask > your favorite political party what you should think.... > > All this talk about market forces and education has be thinking about > an idea that's been around for a long time. If the free market's > supply/demand rules were applied to education? What if your child > were allowed to enter any public schools you choose? What if the X > dollars that the govt gives each school per student were easily > re-assigned to another school? > > In this model, students would flock to the good school and the failing > school would - well - fail. A market would be created in the public > school sector the same way it now exists in the private school sector. > If you thought the public school your child goes to sucks, fine - > send them to another, and the bad school loses your money, eventually > closing. Certain public schools will become so desirable that they > actually have to put admission standards in place. > > Education isn't forced down anyone's throat - but market forces give > everyone better opportunity to a quality education then exists today. > If you live in a low income area, or a high income area, you have the > same opportunity to gain entrance into any school. Sure there are > advantages given to rich kids (tutors, connections, etc), but those > advantages aren't going to go away no matter what happens. > > Also consider that this market exists for the most part in the US > right now in higher education. If you work hard, you can earn > acceptance to many great colleges based on scholorships and in some > cases you gain admitance on the govt dime just for getting admitted to > the college. > > The disparity in this system is that the lower schools that enable > students to gain the education required to get into the higher schools > just isn't available in all areas... > > Some additional (slightly dated) reading material on the topic: > http://www.worldbank.org/html/extdr/hnp/hddflash/workp/wp_00064.html > > Anyway - here's to the newest foreverthread.... > > -Cameron > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Homesite Plus with Dreamweaver from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=55 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:175990 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
