• MotoAsh@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    There is no such thing as the free market, and you want to do something even worse than relying on the free market??

    It’s like you don’t understand the first thing about how having a smarter populous is a benefit to the economy and society as a whole. Yes, having an education does make someone smarter, or rather stated more accurately: When a solid education is available and people have the time to engage, they come out far more able to parse through reality as adults. The economy getting higher skilled workers is a side benefit, IMO.

    Public education is critical for a healthy populous. The only question is, who gets to choose the curriculim? If the answer isn’t, “the teachers”, there is a problem.

    Texas has a problem. It isn’t public education.