[Alberta's Child]

Fifteen years ago (I was still in college at the time) I predicted that this country's entire approach to education would change when CEOs like this guy stopped expecting our dysfunctional families and dysfunctional schools to produce a competent work force. I've predicted that we may even see the day when a group of CEOs get together and develop their own "private" school system to train their own workers. These companies are in an ideal position to do this type of thing, since: 1) they know exactly what they are looking for in their workers, and 2) they have strong relationships with many institutions of higher learning through their research grants, etc.

This country isn't losing its ability to compete with India and China because our education system is poor. It's because our education system is poor but we pay a lot of freakin' money for it.

[Iris7]

"This country isn't losing its ability to compete with India and China because our education system is poor. It's because our education system is poor but we pay a lot of freakin' money for it."

I believe this to be true.

Universal education funded by taxation and administrated by government has not delivered on even one of the promises made by it's early proponents. Heavens, it was going to stop crime and make us all law abiding, for Heaven's sake. End poverty. Stop body odor. ;-)

One could say that ending the "Public School" system is desirable, but I would disagree. Some form of indoctrination is necessary for the "masses". Perhaps television and other "entertainment" can fulfill this function eventually.

[lucysmom]

It's because our education system is poor but we pay a lot of freakin' money for it.

Our education system is poor because we, as a nation, are not committed to making it work. Roughly half of Americans who care support public education, while the other half strives to prove it doesn't work. Its like driving with one foot on the gas pedal and the other on the brake.