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Don't all people have an equal right to education?
by samirmenon 12y ago
Don't all people have an equal right to education?
- freedom123 12y agoEducation isn't a right. It is a choice.
- watwut 12y agoI can tell with certainty that my kids do not have all that much choice when it comes to education. By the time they will be old enough to get that choice, their education will be mostly done thing.
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- Apocryphon 12y agoYou can say the same thing about public sanitation.
- parfe 12y ago>Education isn't a right. It is a choice. That's a poorly thought out platitude. Plenty of rights are also choices such as the right to vote, to remain silent, to bear arms, to a trial by jury.
- freedom123 12y agoI just said its not a right. So to equate it to other rights doesn't make sense.
- dllthomas 12y agoYou said "Education isn't a right. It is a choice." By the pragmatics of English, this is reasonably interpreted as "Education isn't a right [because] it is a choice". Pointing out that other rights are choices refutes that. If it wasn't what you were trying to say, you should clarify.
- akshaykarthik 12y agoEducation is a human right. http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/index.shtml#a26 http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/index.shtml#a26 Of all of the countries that are top performing (as rated by NCEE), which have privatized school systems? http://www.ncee.org/programs-affiliates/center-on-international-education-benchmarking/top-performing-countries/ http://www.ncee.org/programs-affiliates/center-on-internatio...
- melling 12y agoNo, it's your duty. Society suffers, in general, when people are not educated. We really should insist on requiring more of people.
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- sp332 12y agoDo you feel like you have a right to the same education as the best-educated person? I don't.
- jrapdx3 12y agoYou'd have to consult an attorney for a thorough answer, but my understanding is that US federal law requires public school districts (K-12) to provide an education for every eligible child. The ADA applies to children with disabilities, and districts must provide their special educational needs as much as can be done (there are limits of course but expectations are high). Schools often don't look for kids who need beyond average services, and may defer, even resist doing so unless parents make a point of pushing the issue. I've known parents who have taken schools to court to get cooperation. Too bad that's necessary, schools invariably relent. It is the law.
- afafsd 12y agoWhy should they?
- seanflyon 12y agoBasic education is a right, and you have the freedom to pursue advanced education, often subsidized by the government.