>From: Cynthia <cyn386@flash.net>
>Subject: Re: Reforming Education
>Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1999 14:10:56 -0700
>
>
>This would address the problem of people not being willing to pay enough
>for our
>children's education. But that is not a real problem. As it is, it is a
>really
>bad investment to educate our children. Our children would be financially
>better
>off if we stuck the money into a trust account for them, instead of
>spending it
>on education.
>
>Our current system of education is too expensive, it encourages crime and
>other
>social pathologies, and it is a total failure at making children smarter.
>As it
>stands the best thing people can do for their children is to make sure they
>start
>life with a good set of genes.
>
Actually, a lot of the home-schoolers are doing a fair job (comparatively,
at least) in providing a good education at a reasonable cost. Typically
they also put the child to work at home.