From: Joseph 1 (joseph1@neosapiens.org)
Date: Thu Oct 07 1999 - 06:46:47 MDT
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Clint O'Dell
> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 1999 4:15 PM
>
> Also, school should be optional. If schools were optional we as a people
> would be more free from government control (as a first step to not
allowing
> government to tell us what we can and cannot do), and education would
become
> a desire driven enterprise. Desire driven education is more successful
than
> obligated education.
While I realize it might offend the libertarian sensibilities of many here,
I must say I could not disagree with this more. The increase of the
education level of the general population is a desireable thing in and of
itself, if for no other reason than it makes each individual more a more
productive contributor to the economy.
Are you suggesting _all_ education be optional? How many 7-year-olds do you
know who have a thirst for knowledge? By your scheme, we'd have a generation
of functional illiterates who can't read a street sign or multiply 6x7.
Guess what happens to your personal standard of living when the economy
tanks because of the ensuing labor-quality crisis? When there's nobody
around to run the machinery, the machinery stops.
A little government saying "You must learn enough to have the potential to
be a productive member of society" isn't a bad thing; it's crucial.
Joseph 1 (joseph1@neosapiens.org)
Core Sphere Member - NeoSapiens Combine http://www.neosapiens.org
"NeoSapiens Awaken!"
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