3 ms·
I really doubt there's some cabal of rich people that don't want others to understand interest. If anything, it would be to their advantage to have more potenti
by r_smart 10y ago
I really doubt there's some cabal of rich people that don't want others to understand interest. If anything, it would be to their advantage to have more potential business partners floating around out there.
I think the reality is more likely that people working in schools are public employees, they tend to be apathetic or hostile towards capitalism, and not terribly interested in boring business stuff. These are the people who set the curriculum.
- TheAdamAndChe 10y agoPublic employees in most other developed countries seem to do a pretty good job, though. Why do you think they succeed where America fails?
- r_smart 10y agoYou think they're doing a good job of educating the public school students, particularly in terms of money? I don't think I've got the information to agree or disagree with that. I'm inclined to say they're not succeeding where the US fails, but, again, not really qualified to say.
- RugnirViking 10y agoMajor citation needed on that one i'm afraid. Pretty much worldwide, the public sector and government are regarded by many as slow, excessively bureaucratic and failing the youth.