Milton Friedman: Education (Part Two)

Milton Friedman on education.

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[richardcadbury]

That socialist teacher at 5 mins is sickening.

[neon806]

I am referring to the teacher from England who thought the government officials should make all of the decisions.

[ohedd]

"I don't fink pawents have the ability to dicide what's best fow theiw childwen"

[mistersmith6000]

I am a teacher (maybe I shouldn't be) and I have the power to decide my curriculum 100%, - and so do my colleagues, and guess what? Guess what this complete freedom means to us? We innovate and create? No, far from it. We relish the freedom, but we've got better things to do than planning better classes. Instead, we use our time to enhance our qualifications, so we can bank on the future, by writing papers that will never apply in practice or reading - even publishing books about it. Go figure!

[bootiack]

stangling of successful experiments by bureaucrats is not unusual

[SkullOfYorick]

Thanks for the upload! When was this documentary made?

[rhth79]

I don't see how creating a market is the solution to the problem of disagreements between teachers and parents. The fact that parents choice is limited in this case reflects how parents have turned their children over to the system and have given up their say and now they realize the mistake. This can be corrected without introducing a new dimension to the problem, namely, the market. Instead of having to move elsewhere to a new school I personally would rather play a role in fixing the problem.

[markm8080]

@mightyafrowhitey That's fine. But if a parent disagrees with what that teacher is doing then the parent should have the same freedom to take their children away from that teacher. In fact, that's what the whole free school movement in the UK is about. Teachers are free to teach what they want, parents are free to send their children to the school they want. In the end, the best teachers with the best methods will end up with the most demand for their classes.

[mightyafrowhitey]

@206Dawgs But I DON'T believe the beuracrats should decide either.

[mightyafrowhitey]

@206Dawgs He does have a point though. A QUALIFIED who knows what he is doing, and should be free to teach the children the ways he sees fit.

[Xantheus07]

"To put right what needs putting right" Wtf is he a god?

[206Dawgs]

english headmaster: "we make our judgements because we believe its in the best interest of every little girl and boy that we've got"

thats the problem, he believes he knows better what is best for someone elses kid than that kids own parents which is not true.