voucher system

JOURNAL #4: THE VOUCHER SYSTEM COLECTIVE VS CAPITALISTIC? The voucher system, first introduced by Milton Friedman in 1960, is an example of capitalistic idealism: the state has a responsibility to provide solid education, it philosophizes, but not to monopolize the institution. The system suggests an end to public schooling with no deduction in tax dollars for educational purposes; instead, the cost of an average student’s education will be calculated and a voucher redeemable for private schooling …

…to teach young people to be effective citizens as adults. In order to be an effective citizen, one must be able to think in a variety of ways, such as logically, scientifically, mathematically, critically, irrationally, emotionally, objectively, spontaneously, analytically, etc. Specialized, private schools tend to zone in on one type of thinking, neglecting the rest. This lack of a well-rounded education, resulting in narrow thinkers, will mark the beginning of the decline of our nation.