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Piffery:

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--- Quote from: Young Joe Bananas on March 16, 2008, 11:55:08 AM ---
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--- Quote from: Ted(dy) on March 15, 2008, 05:35:36 PM ---I think if we just get rid of the department of education, then US public schools would be better off.

Here's a question I pose to people who want to get rid of public schools: If private schools are so good and a free market would equal better education, why doesn't everyone enroll their kids in private over public schools? Too expensive? Doesn't the free market theory state that privatized companies would find a way to compete for everyone's business; therefore lowering prices?

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Can someone answer this for me ?  And a somewhat detailed answer.

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I think he answered it already.

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I still dont get how that will keep the rich from getting the best education while the poor are stuck with whats left ?

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Truthfully I don't think anything will. Gaps in class and quality of life are just an unfortunate part of any society. No real easy solution to it. The poor can have the best, it's just a lot harder for them.

M Dogg™:
In theory, maybe the market will regulate things, but in actual practice, there is time after time where in a private education system where the rich get great education and the poor stays poor due to little or no education chances. So yeah, you libs may think you are on to something, but its been tried and like Communism, it fails.

herpes:

--- Quote from: virtuoso on March 16, 2008, 12:35:34 PM ---
I think the point being made is through competition, there will be an emphasis on the schools to provide the best possible education. I support this what I don't support is the unashamed facism of public private partnerships.

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either way the poor are still fucked... hell the poor up untill the middle middle class are still fucked.  The current system and a free market system still leave those that need the help the most fucked over.  This is what I am gathering from what you pro free market school systems guys are telling me.  Don't get me wrong our current system is still fucked up.  But depending on where you live sometimes you do luck out.  Like in NYC if you have the grades you can get into good public schools.  THey have specialized public schools.  Now albeit they still teach you a lot of bull shit but at least they have specialized courses towards what you want.  But at the same time I know most of the country you aren't offered those types of options.

herpes:
I also just want to stress the fact that our current education system is completely fucked for the most part as well.

Piffery:

--- Quote from: Tommy Fits >>> cali on March 16, 2008, 12:49:27 PM ---I also just want to stress the fact that our current education system is completely fucked for the most part as well.

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so is every other facet of our countries infrastructure  :-\

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