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I think almost everyone wants the system changed, but they just disagree with how to do it. A lot of people make money from our current system and will not sup
by bokonist 18y ago
I think almost everyone wants the system changed, but they just disagree with how to do it. A lot of people make money from our current system and will not support anything that threatens their income. Even so, I still think it might be possible to design a reform that was close to being a Pareto improvement. But nobody involved in politics has the ability to design it, or to push it through.
- Alex3917 18y ago"I think almost everyone wants the system changed" But the changes that the majority want are really just ways of defending the current system, like adding more AP classes or improving standardized test scores.
- bokonist 18y agoThe system is all they know, so that's the terms in which people think. The school system is like any product, you cannot design a great product by giving people exactly what they say they want. I'm pretty confident that if I was the CEO of a city, I could design an education system that would blow away anything that currently exists. But alas, such a job does not exist.
- Nwallins 18y ago* But alas, such a job does not exist. * Not sure if this is truly relevant, but Dekalb County in Georgia has a CEO position. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernon_Jones http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernon_Jones