> Larry wrote: > The question being was that using market forces would > improve schools. Charter schools and school voucher programs are the > nearest analogy to the "market choice." And using measures of > educational attainment is a good performance indicator.
Your "analysis" is based on some nebulous metrics rather than practical assessment and common sense such as how our students are competing with Japanese or European students. America consistently turns out, year after year, some of the worst educated kids in the developed world. How about that metric? How about the fact that your average HS senior has a credit card, but no idea how the interest rate works? Do these facts scream "success!" to you? Again, I'll point out that Milwaukee schools were imploding before they went to a free market system and it's worked fantastically for decades. They've got a mix of public, private, charter, and magnet schools all accessible via vouchers. Not to mention a city-wide school bus system. There's nothing to lose and nothing to break here. Let's say we try the free market system - what's the worst case scenario? That a graduate can't compete with an average Indian in our increasingly globalized world? Too late. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:176391 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
