This would be a good argument if school actually made people smart. It doesn't.

Do you really think that the average intelligence/education level would be higher if we just didn't have schools?

Maybe you're an autodidact like many other engineers, and maybe you would have done better without schooling. Such people are a minority.

Like many, I think you're confusing "the school system is flawed" (it is) with "school bad."

It could though, right? Like let's assume vouchers lead to much better school outcomes. Those would still have to be funded by taxpayers.

Not a great argument to make considering that most western countries are seeing their PISA scores drop off a cliff recently.

If the schools in a given country were pumping out geniuses year after year then maybe you would have a point.

I agree. There are problems with the school system(s). Therefore, the concept of schooling is bad. We should just not have schools!

We (the public) have already been forced to accept that students' education is directly linked to the property taxes. In other words, students only deserve the education linked to an average the the worth of the community. Its some of the grossest discrimination against student, based purely on family and locality worth.

Poor community? Sorry Timmy, your schools SUCK.

Rural community? Get to farming Timmy. You dont deserve a GOOD education either.

Living in a rich suburb of a big city? Congrats, your schools are well funded and low student:teacher count. Your education will actually be pretty damned good.