You may say yes, but the U.S. government says no.

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From: "Cedric Chang" <cc@nope9.com>
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Subject: [OT] Who is to blame: Was: Using vouchers to improve the quality 
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>
> 1)  Is the educational system doing poorly ?  Are students in the
> U.S. getting what they need ?
>        I say .... yes
>
> 2)  Who is to blame ?
>        a)  Parents    a lot of parents are incompetent and ought to
> lose control of their children.  I have thought a lot about this and
> have not come up with a viable solution.   I think that infants and
> young children ought to be raised by committee.  A committee of
> diverse people.  I don't know how to accomplish this.  I do know that
> some parents are poison to their children ; physically,
> psychologically and in terms of goal setting.  When children reach
> the age of reason ( about 7 years ) , they should have an
> increasingly large vote in their upbringing and by the age of 13 they
> should be able to leave their parents if they wish.  Parents should
> not "own" children.  Nor ( most definitely ) should the state.
>
>      b)   Crummy friends, low achievers, neighborhood slackers.
> But hey..... maybe we need more slackers.
>
>      c)   Mediocre schools     teach kids to learn on their own,
> expose them to all the opinions of people around the world, curtail
> jingoistic and patriotic mantras.  Let them learn as fast or slow as
> they wish.  Having grade levels is silly and antiquated. Such things
> are designed for teacher convenience and not for the students.
>
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