American public education - myths exploded

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Or, because it's in the countries best interest to have an educated society?

Or, so we can maintain a standard of living which we are accustomed to?

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Those are great goals to have. Just because one may perceive those to be the goals of our public school system doesn't mean that it actually accomplishes those goals or that it is the best option to accomplishes them.

natedogg

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/agreed

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but that doesnt mean it isnt encumbent on everyone to contribute toward the attempt at education, whether its their kids or not

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Where is that written? What rule is there that requires me to pay for other people's kids' education, especially when the evidence is that the 'attempt' isn't working?

Why do I have to pay for other kids to go to school?

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It's a pretty good scam really. Especially when a certain % of the kids will fail miserably, then go on to live off the dole for their entire adult life, so you get to pay for them then too.