> The objective of public school is to break down the regional identities of old and assimilate the youth into the “new” national identity. No thanks. If it w

> The objective of public school is to break down the regional identities of old and assimilate the youth into the “new” national identity. No thanks. If it was sold as "the best education you're likely to be able to receive"... that'd be one thing. I might think that you were exaggerating and that the quality was lower than what's being sold, but I at least want that for my kids. But I have zero interest for or against breaking down "regional identities". If it is just some social experiment, the government's attempt at engineering a culture, they can keep it.