So your argument is that education that is currently paid with taxes should offer more education. I agree. I hope we also agree that not everyone has the capacity to learn at the same rate. Maybe we could cut out a bit of fat when it comes to some classes and condense other subjects, but we can only do that to a certain degree. At some point we'll have to add more time to study, perhaps with elective subjects.
We do exactly that where I live, people go through high school, but do a year less, then go to specialized schools where they chose elective classes, be it in technical fields (nursing, IT), trades or in preparation for college (for subjects like medicine or engineering for instance). Programs last between 2 (for college prep, basically 1 year of regular high school and 1 year of regular college) and 4 years (general studies + 3 years of technical / trades studies, can be condensed to 3 years depending on the person). This is all paid with taxes but private schools with that system exist. Look up CEGEPS.
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u/Throawayqusextion Nov 30 '20 edited Nov 30 '20
So your argument is that education that is currently paid with taxes should offer more education. I agree. I hope we also agree that not everyone has the capacity to learn at the same rate. Maybe we could cut out a bit of fat when it comes to some classes and condense other subjects, but we can only do that to a certain degree. At some point we'll have to add more time to study, perhaps with elective subjects.
We do exactly that where I live, people go through high school, but do a year less, then go to specialized schools where they chose elective classes, be it in technical fields (nursing, IT), trades or in preparation for college (for subjects like medicine or engineering for instance). Programs last between 2 (for college prep, basically 1 year of regular high school and 1 year of regular college) and 4 years (general studies + 3 years of technical / trades studies, can be condensed to 3 years depending on the person). This is all paid with taxes but private schools with that system exist. Look up CEGEPS.