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Quote by: Osborn F Enready Great answers on Education there Brien, and I meant to answer but had to leave before I could.
There is such misunderstanding of libertarian principles, and it is all so much misinformation.
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Thank you for your support Osborn. I believe Libertarians understand the misinformation floating about with regard to Education in America today. The government education department is filled with fakers, phonies, sham artists, and people who only care about perpetuating a job for themselves at the taxpayer's expense. But the real horror of the entire system is that it is producing generations of barely literate citizens, who have no chance in the world, when it comes to competing with students from Japan, China. India, and other nations that produce excellent students through meaningful education.
I say it is the Socialists who want everyone to be more equal rather than be more competitive. Today's philosophy in the schools is to let little Johnny and Melissa feel good about themselves rather than learn something meaningful. For example in sports, the philosophy of including everyone in the game, whether or not they can play that game, is absurd. It defeats the lesson of competition and winning or losing. It teaches nothing in terms of winning or losing in life experiences in our capitialist system. It merely teaches the least common denomonator is the best for a "feel good" society.
Same too, for reading, spelling and grammar Today's educational theories suggest that it is better to let student make mistakes in these areas, and the teacher's will accept them, so long as they can offer something to the class, even it is incorrect in grammar, spelling or composition. Well, this is dead wrong. It compromises the standard of education and dumbs down the rest of the student expectations. This "no fail / feel good" policy only cheats all students. For obvious reasons, it sends some students out into society only prepared for unquestioned acceptance that never materializes. It is rather like:
Students go to school and say:
"Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore."
Education needs to get back to the basics that worked up until socialist theories infiltrated the education system
It is time for Education to click their heels three times and repeat:
"There is no place like home, there is no place like home, there is no place like home"