Round Rock ISD's Textbook Problem

News8Austin has a poll up asking it's readers what should be done about Round Rock ISD not having enough money for textbooks. The possible answers are:

• Allow corporate sponsorship
  
• Car washes
  
• School-sponsored garage sale
  
• Textbook buddy system
  
• Other

I choose "other" and left this comment...and yes I'm aware I spelled "separation" incorrectly:

How about the seperation of school and state? How about making parents individually responsible for the educations they want for their kids? How about - and here's a shocker - CHARGING FOR TUTITION and services in a manner indistinguishable from any other private business? Any other of these proposed "solutions" completely skips over the central problem at hand: education is funded and regulated through the government rather than funded and regulated through the actions of free individuals.

-Charles Hueter

It's so annoying to read polls like these who don't acknowledge the vast, undiscussed arena offered by decoupling the government from some service.

One amusing comment left by "pfville dad" worth mentioning:

I don't have this problem. My kids get a real education in private school.

*zing!*

Other comments containing wisdom of above-average weight:

RRISD, as are most SD's in Texas, is simply a 12 year tax-supported day care center, and when the 12 years have passed , students who are essentially illiterate are given a diploma and sent on their way.

No doubt. Since education is forced on children these days and they have to go or violate truancy laws, businesses get adults who can work more and not worry about their kids.

Two words - Private Schools. The public education system died a long time ago. Bury it and move on.

Woot! Who wants to break the ground?

Posted by Drizzten at June 15, 2004 02:04 PM