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42 sats \ 2 replies \ @unschooled OP 11 Jun \ parent \ on: Who is unschooled Education
Poignant. Schools/education are constantly politicized. No wonder he needs to make that point.
Might the perpetual violence against the values/culture that are at the foundation of Western civilization within these institutions have something to do with it?
I don't know what the solution is, but not allowing the public sector as much control as we currently do seems like a start.
Even though I'd go further, just adopting simple school choice would go a long way: i.e. parents get to choose their school instead of being assigned to a catchment area.
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This would seem promising.
People could then decide based on the merit/reputation of a school, in the way they decide post-secondary. It could re-align incentives to being performance-/interest-based and create healthy competition to attract more students. Certain schools would probably exhibit more conservative and some a more progressive bent, but it wouldn't matter because you could choose. Low-enrolling schools would have to close. Enterprising people could open a school if they thought they could make a go at it! I think you'd still face many of the same issues we see in colleges, but it would be an improvement.
I'd have to look more into what Malice has to say about the violence, but I think kids being around others who are like-minded might help on that count too.
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