Why public education should be scrapped

[AldoLeopold]

3. Partial Agree

Semi-independent entities in your post (which was very well written and thought out) need to be defined better. I don't want the Exxon-Mobile School for rich kids set up - that's just more of the same only you seem to be somewhat? advocating that sort of model.

I think we need entrance and exit exams for high school. Some kids aren't designed for academics. This is the German model and it seems to work pretty well. In the instances where those kids who are poor, but have the drive to excel academically but simply haven't been prepared properly or come from disadvantaged backgrounds a public funding system should be developed for tutoring them to succeed - preferably staffed by teachers themselves which will earn them extra pay.

This should be funded publicly - and in order to do that we're going to have to re-prioritize spending in this country away from the military and other programs to things which will more adequately safeguard our economic future.