Privatize Education!

Public Education as it exists is a giant waste of time and money. There is little to fear from a complete private education system.

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[ogwazzo]

Private education? So we can learn how god created the earth 5,000 years ago and how mcdonalds is makes healthy food? No thank you!

[rrp1973]

@ogwazzo Is there currently a private school that teaches mcdonalds food is healthy? On the other point, that is true, some religious parents would send kids to schools that teach young earth creationism. But that is already happening now. There are parents that send their kids to public schools and then drill creationism into them when they get home.

[jeffsandychelsea]

@Evasively Right, the population should be forced at gunpoint to give up their money so that Greta Ghetto can get an "education" in some shitty, unionized school that constantly needs more money despite plummeting levels of service. Of course, taxes wouldn't go down one bit if all schools were off the government's payroll, so we'd all be hosed. The problem is not private schools, it's the very institution of government itself.

[Evasively]

Anyway, I believe I have finished dissecting your argument. I am sorry I took up so much comment-space below your video.

You took a good shot, chap, but in my opinion, your argument simply isn't viable. However, I'm glad it gave me the opportunity to respond and I'll be sure to check out your other videos.

:)

[Evasively]

You can't leave out an entire economic class out of the education loop, because education is what will pull them OUT of poverty. Paying for education would also affect the middle classes. The economic effects would be devastating. Unless, of course, you propose free government vouchers, which would basically be the equivalent to public education, anyway, wouldn't it?

[Evasively]

On average, two out of every three university students change majors at least once. As our average lifespan gets longer, we remain children longer. Kids at age 15, 16, 17, etc. don't yet know what they want. It's unwise to pressure them to make a career choice that will dictate how the rest of their lives will run. Lastly, you say that "the poor wouldn't suffer." I don't see how they wouldn't suffer if they have to now PAY for the education of their children.

[Evasively]

Math (one of your so-called "useless" subjects) majors are taken in by manufacturers and laboratories and think-tanks and all sorts of other groups that need math skills. You also claim that only a "basic education," that is to say, only reading, is required. After the fact, you say, we should be directing students to their career of interest. The problem is that kids don't KNOW what that is, yet.

[Evasively]

To continue, there are MANY examples of education, at least college-level, that correlate directly to one's career choice. My high school English, history, and government classes were ESSENTIAL in improving my writing skills, and I wouldn't have gotten into college without those skills. A journalism major, for example, would be directly related to my intended field of journalism. Those with degrees in international affairs get scooped up by the State Department and various organizations.

[Evasively]

understand the material. Subsequently, I began scoring 100% on all of my tests and quizzes and I finished with an A in the class. If I had stuck with the book, I would have failed the class without a doubt. Now, your next point is that school didn't help you with your career, at all, even at your first, entry-level job. Two things to that. I don't know your level of education, but most college graduates find better than entry-level jobs. I don't mean to diminish you with that statement. -c-

[Evasively]

However, talent can also be learned, and those who are talented might require some sort of formal instruction to bring that talent to fruition. I can speak from experience. In Geometry, I was at first pitiful, even though I poured over my textbook for hours every night. No matter how hard I tried, the book just didn't "teach me," as according to your presumption, it should have. But once I went to the teacher a few minutes before class each day for additional instruction, I managed to -c-