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It's almost like one-size-fits-all is a bad idea. On that thought, I wonder why we get so much choice in so many services that we buy but so little in somethin
by jacoblyles 16y ago
It's almost like one-size-fits-all is a bad idea.
On that thought, I wonder why we get so much choice in so many services that we buy but so little in something that matters as much as education?
- chacha102 16y agoBecause schools are cheap. And I'm not talking inexpensive.
- absconditus 16y agoIf you are interested in a contrary viewpoint I suggest reading some of E.D. Hirsch's work. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._D._Hirsch,_Jr.#Concern_for_cultural_literacy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._D._Hirsch,_Jr.#Concern_for_c...
- Empact 16y agoThere's an active "school choice" movement, and they're working for policies which enable choice: e.g. charter schools, voucher programs, and choice open enrollment for public schools, as they do in Seattle. Cynically, the reason choice is restricted is it's easier to do a bad job and get away with it when you have no competitors to be compared against. Because the public schools get substantial funding from the government, an entrepreneur generally can't compete on equal footing unless they have similar funding of some sort as well. Hence vouchers & charter schools as a mechanism for choice.
- v21 16y agoBut where I have seen pro-choice policies implemented here in the UK, the choices have amounted to between "bad" and "good". And some parents are pushier, and richer, and can afford to live in the right catchment areas. And thus choice mainly seems to promote rich parents having well educated kids. Personally, I don't want a choice, and I want what I receive to be high quality and accommodating of a wide range of kids.