OKay,,,I'm convinced.....disband public schools immediately. All education is at the parents expense,,,same with HC insurance...problems solved. Pay as you go... a very capital idea.
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That would certainly make students, parents and teachers more accountable and more responsible for the product. What we currently have is not doing a very good job. Your solution worked for Jefferson and Franklin; two of the smartest men that I have read about. Jefferson could speak, read and write in English, French, Italian, German, Latin, Greek and some knowledge of Gaelic and various Indian dialects. He grew up on a farm in the wilderness, but being the oldest child was sent to a private teacher. Franklin's dad was poor (he made candles) and could only send him a couple of years, one for reading- writing and another year for mathematics.
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There is a nice old house near me. It was built by the community for a husband/wife team of educators that they wanted to keep here. The old school is still standing and it too was built by the community. Today it is used as a residence. These two teachers taught all students grade one through nine. My mother received a very adequate education there.
When you get any planning too far from the source, it's quality deteriorates.
