Saturday, 10 July 2010

Schools should be palaces.

Education is the silver bullet. Education is everything. We don't need little changes. We need gigantic revolutionary changes. Schools should be palaces. Competition for the best teachers should be fierce. They should be getting six-figure salaries. Schools should be incredibly expensive for government and absolutely free of charge for its citizens, just like national defense. That is my position. I just haven't figured out how to do it yet.


--Sam Seaborn, fictional character from sci-fi/fantasy TV show The West Wing.

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