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Originally posted by arcsine
I heard a report regarding a European country where each school is subject to survival-of-the-fittest rules. Parents have the right to place their child in whatever school they like and the school gets the money for that child. If the school does not perform well in educating the children, the child gets pulled as does the money. Enough students leave and the school goes bankrupt and closes. In this program, the teachers have a vested interest in the success of the children and the parents have options if the school is not performing up to par.
What is underlying this are dedicated and attentive parents that want a good education for their child not just wanted Little Johnny to pass regardless of his performance.
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Uh...that's in effect, a "voucher system". Like I said, the powerful teacher's union here in the USA will never let it fly...
(edit) The priorities of this union are:
1. Higher wages and benefits for a growing membership
2. Indocrination of the students through politically liberal biased classes, many including secular humanistic thinking.
3. Education of students...math, science, etc. (Actually true education is wayyy down there on this union's wish list.)
This Union has been so effective that many hearing it's name, "The National Education Association", don't even recognize it as the politically powerful union it is.