RE: Steemit's Model Applied to Education

If we have voluntary models of education on a completely free market, I will never be able to afford school for my son with Autism. Students below the poverty line would never have a chance to attend school. Parents that don't care would never send their kids to school. Free and compulsory public education is the lynchpin to our society and growth. It's not force. It's open access for all. I am humbly asking to consider the good it is providing instead of just focusing on the bad.

To hear prison as an adjective sincerely makes me feel like I am an evil cog in some imaginary machine fueled by "the man". I am anything but. So yes, it hurts me greatly.

You and I agree on choice. My state has vouchers that allow students to attend private institutions. Many are starting to get there. I think there is much potential to be had there.

Thank you for your reply! It is great getting to discuss this from all sides of the issue! I will be sure to check out this link later when I have more time to process in full!

If we have voluntary models of education on a completely free market, I will never be able to afford school for my son with Autism.

The market has never determined the cost of these services, so we don’t know how much they will cost. However, we know that competition tends to drive prices down over time, so opening the market up would be the best avenue to reduce costs for specialized education.

Students below the poverty line would never have a chance to attend school.

This is why there would be free alternatives such as the one I proposed that would fill that gap, and even financially incentivize children to learn

Parents that don't care would never send their kids to school.

This may happen, but people would likely view them as bad parents and ostracize them. The social implications of their decisions would reach far and wide, thus encouraging good behavior.

Free and compulsory public education is the lynchpin to our society and growth. It's not force. It's open access for all.

It’s open access to a monopolized version of education, not open to competition where better, cheaper options will exist.

I am humbly asking to consider the good it is providing instead of just focusing on the bad.

There are certainly good aspects of our current system, and I can tell you’re living proof of that. However, I want the foundation of our education model to be one of consent, as I truly value people’s consent.

To hear prison as an adjective sincerely makes me feel like I am an evil cog in some imaginary machine fueled by "the man". I am anything but. So yes, it hurts me greatly.

I’m sorry if you were offended, that was certainly not my intention.

You and I agree on choice. My state has vouchers that allow students to attend private institutions. Many are starting to get there. I think there is much potential to be had there.

I agree, anything we can do to increase our choices is a good thing.

Thank you for your reply! It is great getting to discuss this from all sides of the issue! I will be sure to check out this link later when I have more time to process in full!

Awesome! I appreciate this discussion and I also appreciate your willingness to discuss these topics as an educator!