At another link which I posted earlier on this thread I believe I read that Costco has only 1/5th the wealth of Walmart. See the link below regarding Walmart influence on eduction. You may even agree with some of it. However, the point that I found most interesting was that although we may disagree with our government, we can influence it by voting and political action. But there is no control over private corporations if they control education.
http://walmart1percent.org/education/
What's worse is that the government is a private corporation and they have financial control over our national education system.
You’re right. If this article is even half accurate I have a new respect for Walmart.
Huh? It is astounding how my people have no true understanding of Capitalism.
For decades government at all levels have been relentlessly attacking the market system. Apparently they have you believing government "must" be involved in our education.
The answer lies with understanding what true Capitalism brings to a free people.
I suggest you read Milton Friedman book, Free to Choose It is a great read.
If overnight all government schooling ended, free people would develop programs and schools that would deliver vastly superior education over anything ANY government system currently offers.
Over a short period of time, people would quickly "learn" which schools offer quality education. People would vote with their dollars.
Competition for consumer dollars would drive all schools in the marketplace to continue to deliver quality, else they go out of business.
Government schools with their systems of tenure, union infestation, idiotic school boards and numerous other Statist garbage have absolutely NO pressure to deliver quality.
Idiots like Bush43 offered up another wasteful Statist solution-- no Child Left Behind.
Governments control 90% of our K-12 educational system. The progressive teachings have been infesting our citizens since the late 1800s.
The sole purpose of government schooling is to prevent the teaching of critical thinking skills and to put the utmost effort into brainwashing students into believing the the government is the source of all good and that obedience to government is the duty of all.
Any one who believes that government should have any role in education is a devout enemy of Liberty.