I don’t understand the hoopla and the political infighting
about people’s education. This
infighting gets involved in both diatribe and minutia at the expense of what we
want and need as a country.
If we want the best country in the world in which to live
and prosper then there is no choice, all education at the median level must be
funded and available to all. This is not
arguable. No education means no future either for the individual or the
country. A simple and understandable life’s
axiom.
Given that simple overarching thought then it is clear we
need to provide that median level through taxes etc so that every person can
revel in the truism, ‘learning is fun’.
No question. We all benefit!
And, once we learn we question and we improve and invent and
forge new ideas that change our collective world. Wow!!
And, all from ingesting a desire to learn and do better.
This is so simple it’s a no brainer.
To do this each and ‘every’ kid including those with
different requirements, needs to be funded the same dollars by the collective
to be offered this opportunity to experience ‘learning is fun’ and to progress from
primary through secondary and tertiary if they can without the burden of having
to pay per lesson.
Some parents will choose to upgrade their kid’s education
and that is their choice and nothing to do with anyone else. It is between them and their school of
choice. Not everyone can afford private schools and those private schools and
their students must not be discriminated against by those unable to afford the
private schools whilst pontificating at length about the subjugation of their
unalienable rights. Not everything is
available to everyone else we would all be driving Ferrari's and living in
Toorak.
Still, the basic tenet is strong.
Now, the rider – ‘there is no free lunch!’ After ‘we’ pay for someone’s education then
it is up to them to give back say a year to Australia at nominal salaries after
they finish their education to R&D on some project which will have impact
on Australia’s future. Imagine if we had
200 people who had just graduated working with Senator Button in the 80’s on
his Sunrise Industries Plan – we could have led the world, but we didn’t and we
don’t.
Another benefit is that this programme throws young people
into the real world after education but by creating a buffer between being
coddled and getting a job.
So, we ingest learning is fun, we support all our kids to
fly, we help them move graciously to the cut and thrust and we build our ‘smart
country’ at breakneck speed.
Can’t be bad.
