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Originally Posted by jolinar of malkshor
It is not my ideology that governs my beliefs but my beliefs that govern my ideology.
Well I think it is a misconception that the WRA wants to change the education system into the American system. And it can be argued that it is the public system in the US that is disfuncational. Regardless, like I have said, I don't believe Alberta's system is the worst system out there. I am not sure why people keep saying that WRA wants private schools. Thats not it. basically it is the exact same as the public system, anyone is free to send their children to a charter school and would not be required to pay any money. It just allows for more competition. Now, I am not going to debate this any more because it is exactly the same arguement as health care. Should we have competition or not. That is basically what it boils down to.
As for your comment about preparing our teens for the real world, it doesn't. More and more graduates can barely read, they don't know how to write properly, they don't know the laws of the land, they don't know responsibility. I don't care what you say, they are not being prepared properly. And to be frank, a teacher wouldn't know. The people who would know would be employers, post secondary educators, police, judges, ect. These are the people that deal with the students once they graduate.
Anyhow, I have derailed this thread to much continue on....
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Well, the bolded one is me--so I guess you'd consider me an expert. Glad to be of service. Here's my expert opinion:
Many people are dumb enough that no education system will save them. Those that are not are being well served by public education in Canada.
As I said, feel free to waste your own money sending your own kids to private school if that's what floats your boat. Just don't ask
me to waste
mine. I want my taxes to pay for public schools.