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Sweden has many programs which work well for them but are lost in translation to an American system.

Keep in mind that the U.S. is more akin to an E.U. setup rather than an individual country because of our 50 states having their own rules - Sweden only has Sweden to consider, which makes country-wide decisions a little easier. Try to imagine the confusion and infighting which would occur if the E.U. took over the reins of education for all participating countries - think France and Germany would be on the same page? Would Turkish kids get the same care and attention as those in The Netherlands?

That's one of our speed bumps. We don't have a comprehensive, holistic approach - it's all band-aids and scrambling.

And, with a voucher system, the number of religion based schools would skyrocket, and that is VERY anti-American. Or, it SHOULD be...

by MedfordTim on 07/30/2010 12:13:13 PM EST

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And, with a voucher system, the number of religion based schools would skyrocket, and that is VERY anti-American.

How anti-American is using the GI Bill voucher system to attend the University of Notre Dame?


If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's "free."

by TheArtistFormerlyKnownAsTwba on 07/31/2010 11:23:30 AM EST

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What's with the false equivalency shit? Keep the discussion to K-12 and kids, okay? You wanna get off on sidetracks about Adult Education, start a different thread.

by MedfordTim on 07/31/2010 06:15:05 PM EST

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