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Originally posted by cluck
I would think that the fact that many countries offer free higher education shows we don't have the best educational opportunities around. Education is a business here, even the schools will tell you that.
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I think that is one of the biggest problems in this country, any quality education is a business. Our public educational system from first grade through high school is basically a joke. Having spent time in Switzerland in the 80's I realized just how an educational system should work. When people reach high school age they have already chosen a career and are trained in that area. By the time they are 18 they are ready for real jobs. I knew people there that were programmers, nurses, teachers, etc at the age of 17-18 years old making decent money. Their high school was comparable to a college here. It was very rare to find a Swiss citizen working in unskilled labor, those type of jobs were filled by immigrants. It makes complete sense, we spend 12 years in school and really what the hell do we learn that can't be taught in half that time.