Re:D.C. (School) Vouchers: Better Results at a Quarter the Cost
by lsb on Saturday April 04, 2009 @01:42PM
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Feynman actually voiced his frustration over school textbooks, because education was so politicized:
http://www.textbookleague.org/103feyn.htm
And what do you do? Reject those, and choose books that your parent-friends are using? Pay tutors?
(Hey, davetufts, I'm a Jumbo too.)
Re:D.C. (School) Vouchers: Better Results at a Quarter the Cost
by jacoblyles on Saturday April 04, 2009 @03:01PM
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Public education is politicized because, being public, it is controlled by political institutions. Contrast this with a private service or commodity, like grocery stores. Nobody lobbies for which food items will be carried in grocery stores, rather the stores respond to the will of their customers.
Re:D.C. (School) Vouchers: Better Results at a Quarter the Cost
by tokenadult on Saturday April 04, 2009 @03:43PM
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And that is true even if some low-income customers shop with food stamps ("food vouchers").
Re:D.C. (School) Vouchers: Better Results at a Quarter the Cost
by tokenadult on Saturday April 04, 2009 @02:49PM
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And I might note for the record that pg, the kind founder of this forum, appears to have quite a strong interest in education issues.
http://paulgraham.com/nerds.html
http://paulgraham.com/college.html
It's political policy that mandates compulsory education, forces taxation to pay for said education, and outlines what is taught in public schools. Politics play a role in acceptable curriculum for home and private schools, what age children are forced into these institutions, and what drugs & vaccines they must take to participate in the public system.
Politics can certainly play a role in vocalizing opposition to these policies.