| What about unifying goals, and local control of education? That is how education was set up, and local taxes paid for it.
There is still a possibility of local control, if people would just take it! For several years, I have been publishing letters to the editor, saying we need public discussion of public education, and not one single person has ever attempted to contact me about this subject. Okay, now what do we do? People are not willing to give their time to become informed and discussing the role education should play in our lives and what we need to do to have the education we want.
Keep in mind, some communities are so poor they can not afford education, and some parents are still illiterate, and there is no way their children will get the education of affuent neighborhoods. We have become aware of New Orlean's education whoo's. Appalachia is a known economically deprived area and people from this area are at a serious disadvantage when they try to find employment outside of their area. Should anything be done to even out education across the US? Should we just ignore those in rural areas and inner city slums? What happens if they move out of their areas, unprepared? |