For anyone who has ever wondered why the American school system is so terrible and what can be done to improve it. This documentary by John Stossel is an absolute must-see.
Do yourself a favor and find 40 minutes of free time and watch this.
…For those of you without the time here’s the situation in a nutshell: Public schools are simply a monopoly and hence are plagued by all the atrocious inefficiencies that are necessitated by basic economic law. The solution? Open up the school system to competition by allowing children and their parents to choose their schools. In other words, don’t attach the money to the schools, attach it to the students. AKA support the idea of vouchers. This will weed out bad schools and promote good ones.
