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If the choice is a private citizen does or does not do this, then them doing it is better. But there is another possibility demonstrated in other countries: qua
by TaylorAlexander 8y ago
If the choice is a private citizen does or does not do this, then them doing it is better. But there is another possibility demonstrated in other countries: quality schools run by the government. In light of that possibility, I agree with the OP that it’s a shame this kind of thing is necessary. The US does pretty poorly on schooling compared to other countries AFAIK.
- dannypgh 8y ago+1 exactly this. LeBron did something wonderful, in one district. Government has far more means than an individual to scale that up to the whole country.
- nine_k 8y agoIf one school runs an experiment and it's a success, more schools (most of them state-run) can follow. If one school runs an experiment and it's a flop, it's a sad but it's limited to one school. If a government mandates a particular way of schooling, the initial good effect is multiplied faster. But the initial bad effect is multiplied, too. The fact that the US have a variety of school programs is a boon for the nation at large. They are mostly not great, but that's another problem. (See also e.g. http://www.paulgraham.com/nerds.html http://www.paulgraham.com/nerds.html for some good pointers at problems.)