As every Bahamian knows, public education is floundering and our kids are not being properly prepared for a life of work. It's not a simple task to be sure, but it's curious that private education seems to get better results.
The following article by Nathan Smith was published in The Freeman, a publication of the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) December 11, 2012 and he points out that; "The State education system is centrally planned and run by committees, so choice and competition are lost from the system. Stagnation is therefore inevitable. Where market forces prevail, productivity improvement is normal."
Sounds like he's talking about our educational system doesn't it?
After you're done reading the article I hope, like me, you will agree that we need more educational choice, not more governmental control of the system.
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Progressive education in the United States over the past fifty years has taken that county from the best in the world all the way down to thirty-third.. Collective thinking on the part of school administrations across the country have destroyed individual initiative and replaced it with teaching of collective attitudes that destroy individualism.. The result has give America a “lost generation” depending upon government support and social welfare.. The once great “American Spirit” has become lost to collective dependency and control.. This has destroyed America’s competitive edge in world commerce and it position in world leadership and respect.. Leadership has given way to membership..