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<blockquote data-quote="Northeast Stinger" data-source="post: 816678" data-attributes="member: 1640"><p>I essentially agree. Lots of educators in my family who can attest.</p><p></p><p>The small caveats are as follows. Some school systems really are bad. We had to home school our youngest for a period just to keep the school from doing real damage. Good teachers can be ineffective if the principal is bad. Good principles can fail if the school board is political and corrupt. Some school systems struggle because they have insufficient funding. The list goes on.</p><p></p><p>My view from 30,000 feet is that the invention of the public school system in this country was wildly successful. It was designed to educate the widest possible number of citizens with at least a general, basic education. It accomplished that and then some. This was the necessary prerequisite for a democracy to work. With one person / one vote, it helps to educate as much of the population as possible. This is why even in retirement I gladly pay taxes that support school systems. Education benefits us all.</p><p></p><p>There are some things that could help improve the system. Good early childhood education is a must, including head-start programs. Psychologists and social workers in the school do not need to be an afterthought. And, as I keep repeating, use the science that tells us how healthy brain function develops and design programs accordingly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Northeast Stinger, post: 816678, member: 1640"] I essentially agree. Lots of educators in my family who can attest. The small caveats are as follows. Some school systems really are bad. We had to home school our youngest for a period just to keep the school from doing real damage. Good teachers can be ineffective if the principal is bad. Good principles can fail if the school board is political and corrupt. Some school systems struggle because they have insufficient funding. The list goes on. My view from 30,000 feet is that the invention of the public school system in this country was wildly successful. It was designed to educate the widest possible number of citizens with at least a general, basic education. It accomplished that and then some. This was the necessary prerequisite for a democracy to work. With one person / one vote, it helps to educate as much of the population as possible. This is why even in retirement I gladly pay taxes that support school systems. Education benefits us all. There are some things that could help improve the system. Good early childhood education is a must, including head-start programs. Psychologists and social workers in the school do not need to be an afterthought. And, as I keep repeating, use the science that tells us how healthy brain function develops and design programs accordingly. [/QUOTE]
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