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Originally Posted by Technocratic_Utilitarian
Of course many private schools do better than public ones. The former often tend to have higher standards for entrance, are more selective, can deny certain populations, and tend to have smaller populations they service. NO kidding.
Still, many public schools function well, are better that competitive private schools. Moreover, there are successful models of public school abroad, so the concept certainly works.
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Right-o.
Like with the healthcare situation, we need to be open to new ideas, see what works and doesn't work in other countries. There's still a few smart people here, so I suspect we could come up with a way better system. We're Americans, we don't need to simply copy, but we ought to be intelligent enough to learn.
The costs of doddering along with a crumbling, directionless system are too high. Unfortunately, our "leaders" are too terrified to make the bold changes needed.
I'm not necessarily for bigger government. The size isn't the issue. I'm for exponentially smarter government: streamlined, effective, bold, pro-American, and with the highest ethical standards in the world. My government shouldn't be holding press conferences to parse the word "is" or give 45 reasons for a war. It shouldn't need a focus group to know what the right thing to do is.