Here is the concept:
1) schools would get $7,600 per year per student, but each school would be limited to a certain number of students (in the 600 range) but can not refuse to take a student under an situtation provided they have room.
2) Do away with the K-12 grading system in total.
3) Test all students at the beginning of each year and at the end of each year to bench mark the progress of the students. Those that learn 1 years of information get a 1. Those that learn 85% of years information get a .85 those that learn 25% more than a years get 1.25%.
4) The average scores for each age is provided to the parents or perspective parents of the school.
Mortibis said:I wouldn't say the government has failed miserabley. It might be a good idea however to take some of the tasks of education away from states and put them in the hands of the national government.
Martyr_Machine said:That would screw it up even more. All education should be privitized.
Mortibis said:And that would be even more dangerous. It would create an ever larger disparity between the rich and poor in educational standards. In fact there would be little standardization throughout the country. The United States would lose their educational guarentees, and create an even more ignorant culture. Public schools have to answer to more people and therefore are more scrutinized; in the end, this makes them better than private schools for the most part.
SHodges said:Public schools don't cater to anyone's needs, they simply talk, tell you to take notes, hand out busy work, and then test you. If you pass, great, if you fail, great, more students means more job security for the teacher than failed you. On the side of that is private schools, who in my experience are equally flawed. I've seen many people come from private schools close to the top of their class without really knowing anything. Education is testing, and retaining that knowledge, and the application of that knowledge, not any one of those three. I've yet to see a public or private educational institution that focuses on all three.
The concept is simple yet difficult for liberals to get their arms around. Turn the public education system into private schools.
Mortibis said:And that would be even more dangerous. It would create an ever larger disparity between the rich and poor in educational standards. In fact there would be little standardization throughout the country. The United States would lose their educational guarentees, and create an even more ignorant culture. Public schools have to answer to more people and therefore are more scrutinized; in the end, this makes them better than private schools for the most part.
And of course, private schools will most of the time do better than public schools. But so what? This is not a good argument to do away with public schools.
Yes, it is. Especially when a gun is being pointed to my head, forcing me to pay for said public schools.
People who don't drive should not have to pay taxes that go to roads.
People who don't go to prison should not have to pay taxes to build prisons.
People who don't need the protection or services of the police or fire departments should get a refund on the taxes they paid for that.
Only people who actually dial 911 should have to pay for it.
Since I have never been to court, I should be refunded all the money I have ever paid in taxes that has gone to the court system.
I don't make use any public parks or national forests, etc. so I want all my money back on that stuff too...
If you can afford to send your kids to a private school, great. But don't destroy the public school systems that benefit millions out of petty shortsighted greed.
128shot said:yeah, good old capitalist method.
you want more money? Work for it!
and you see, it works
Red_Dave said:with respect I think sit on your arse while your underpaid employes [or slaves if your a multinational] make your money would be a much more effective description
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