America's childhood education system is the best in the world because parents can keep their kids home and teach them whatever they want.

That's how I got so smart. The only way it could be better is if they got rid of public schools altogether.

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Education should be a completely private affair. The state's only role in society should be protecting people and property from aggression.

USAalltheway · 31-35, M

Yeah, everybody should just get whatever education their parents decide to give them. It's the only way to be fair.

animusinvictus · 31-35, M

@USAalltheway: Actually that's not necessary. With online student resources like Khan Academy, P2P University and Academic Earth, as well free archives and college lecture series, you really don't need your parents to teach you much beyond basic arithmetic and literacy.

USAalltheway · 31-35, M

Yeah, all that stuff would definitely exist in a laissez-faire society. It's easy to predict that because sociology and economics are really simple. Besides, who needs a real university to tell them what classes to take? Anybody can just go online and easily find everything they'd need to know to get a PhD. It's just that easy.