[lbo-talk] They call it education...

[John Thornton]

Michael J. Smith wrote:
> On Monday 20 November 2006 19:34, joanna wrote:
>> the 
>> public education system is a collosal waste of human energy and a great 
>> evil.
> 
> The private education sector is even worse. Some experiences of my 
> own with the careerist-educational complex recently had me up on 
> a ladder, dusting off my old college Kafka so I could reread 
> 'In the Penal Colony.' It was every bit as appropriate as I 
> remembered. 

I have attended both a public and private middle 
school and high school and the private school was 
in general a much better learning environment. In 
some specific areas it was lagging but only 
because it was very small. 200 students in the 
four grade levels of high school.

There are good and bad teachers in both systems 
and I don't think you can label one better overall 
in providing an education. There are too many 
other variables.

I actually support abolishing private schools so 
that as a society we can all concentrate on 
improving the public schools. If given the chance 
to opt out of the public learning institutions too 
many people bail out and become hostile to full 
funding of schools.

John Thornton