True to a point. Transportation will be an issue for many, even outside of the previously mentioned remote areas. Personally I am encouraged by the growth of e-schools, but they have their own disadvantages. Some are overly rigid, some overemphasize hours over content, some are just poorly organized, and some people really want/need interaction. Nor do e-schools do much for people who really want child care, not education. Nonetheless, it's something that helps with the choice issue, particularly when the parent's educational issues make homeschooling not an option. Dana On 10/5/05, Cameron Childress <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 10/5/05, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This assumes that increased funding improves the quality of schools. I > have > > not found this to be the case. > > I think that any useful discussion on this topic needs to have a > definition > > of a "good" education. > > Exactly why using a free market system would work. Who knows what > metrics make a school "good" or "bad". We test the crap out of kids > and still people argue about what makes a school good or bad, why one > school is better than another. > > By allowing parents to choose the school their kids will go to, the > education market dictates what the definition of "good" is. "Good" > schools thrive, "bad" ones don't. > > -Cameron > >
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