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RE: Classical Liberalism 101: Take 3 -- What is Government's Role in Education?
Agreed, yes. My children have done Kumon private tutoring a bit too. In my county, there's a way to take your children out of high school early, but the people in the government are not helpful of course. They won't tell you how to do it, but it can be done "legally." That annoys me just to write it. We have "compulsory" education here. It's the law that your children have to go to government schools. What?! That's madness.
If you are from Finland, I have a few questions to ask you, as I myself am a teacher (for a foundation, but we fund our own operation), several people have been bringing up your country as a way that education is done well. So, question number one is -- What do you dislike about the Finnish school system? And number two, would you agree that the system there is in fact somehow superior to most systems across Europe and the Western World in general? Otherwise, I can certainly understand your annoyance at its being compulsory! I just need to be able to offer some evidence against their arguments, if you see what I mean.
I get this a lot, but I'm not Finnish. I am part Swedish however. My first name comes from Ireland. As a voluntaryist, I'm against all services provided through theft. ;-)
Well, we have plenty to agree upon, whatever your nationality is. As wise Yoda once said, "Taxation Theft IS."
I like to say, "My country is liberty." I have no nationality. ;-)
Nice motto.