John Monberg wrote:
Like so many other trends in our society since the Reagan era, requiring the purchase of laptops is not simply an increase in costs for individuals, it is part of a transformation so that education is defined as a private good that benefits individual students instead of a public good that benefits everyone in society.
When the people around me are educated, I benefit as well. The shift away from tax supported education is a false bargain. It is especially harms individuals who are economically disadvantaged, but in the long run everyone in society is harmed too.
John Monberg
This is platinum, John. Nail on the head, etc. Thank you.
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