February 20, 2006
School Choice vs Religion
Libertarians like the idea of leaving schooling to the private sector. They forget that the interests of parents and children diverge and that certain state interests may override those of the parents.
The Telegraph writes about British Muslim desire to form a state within a state:
"He calls the education in the state schools of the West 'aggression against the Islamic personality of the child'. He has said that 'the Muslim respects the laws of the country only if they do not contradict any Islamic principle'. He has added that 'compromising on principles is a sign of fear and weakness'."
One of the functions of the schools is to make children into citizens. It is not clear that school choice accomplishes that goal.
And by school choice, I don't just mean vouchers, I mean that perhaps the rich should not be allowed to buy themselves out either. Perhaps we need compulsory public schooling just like other countries have compulsory military service.
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