> In other words, you don't favor any form of fundamental social change?
Of course I do. But I also live in the real world (along with my family), and must deal with that. Shouting "No Schools Man!" is just dopey and unserious.
> Alternatives to schooling do work and they can have a significant impact
> once society is changed to better support learning alternatives.
> Otherwise, throwing more money at schools is not going to turn out young
> people who love to learn and who are capable of controlling their own
> education.
There are alternatives within the A2 school system. And I participate directly in my son's school, so I see what's going on first-hand. School wasn't like this when I was a kid! There's a lot more freedom at his school than I ever remember in mine, but there's structure too, which is necessary not only for younger kids to concentrate on learning how to read, write and do math, but esp for those kids with certain learning problems, like dyslexia.
I was an ardent home-schooler. I know that world. Chuck, if/when you have kids, maybe you'd have no prob with them listening to some pot-bellied 50ish hippie in a tye-dye tee ranting on & on about Grandmother Oak Tree's mystical nature powers, but I've been there. I prefer that my kids learn abot other things, like history, math & literature.
DP