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drzaiusapelord | 2 years ago
The problem is that what you think of a "scam" is in a category of actions that businesses we consider legitimate use and those people have lobbying power over the state, which controls education. This isn't very different than how people are preyed upon by credit agencies, free trials, variable interest, etc which make up a good part of our business ecosystem. Essentially capitalist systems are about finding potential victims, and well, victimizing them.
Education programs like this are often criticized as liberal or "communist." What school administrator with a solid job and cushy state pension is going to risk the ire of the ruling monied class to potentially lose those things?
The people wondering why this and things like socialized medicine or minimum wage hikes are "taking so long" are really missing the forest for the trees here. These capitalist systems are ultimately anti-consumer and have narrow allowable cases for what is to be taught in state education. The US more so than most Western ones as it never developed a strong socialize tradition that lasted and its politics long captured by the "low regulation" monied class.
Look at the top reply to your comment, its someone saying "Well, if I was made czar of education, I'd do this and that!" If you said you were going to do those things, you'd never be made czar of education! A bit like if you said during a jury trial "I believe in jury nullification over non-violent crimes used against vulnerable populations often victimized by police dishonesty and brutality and caused by systems of oppression, poverty, racism etc," you'd never be made a juror. Anyone wanting to nullify, say non-violent drug offender charges in poor neighborhoods, will never be allowed to do so.
justinclift|2 years ago
Nah, that's only specific countries that do so. America, and maybe... hmmm... that's it?
Plenty of other capitalist places exist, which have no problem with educating consumers.