The Choice Channel

“The short answer, of course, is: yes, look around. Right now, private enterprise and nonprofit organizations provide all manner of education—from comprehensive schools with classes in the traditional academic subjects, to specialized schools that teach everything from the fine arts to the martial arts, from dancing to dieting, from scuba diving to scrutinizing one’s inner self. If we define ‘public education’ as ‘what the government does now,’ then it’s a trick question. Every school serves members of the public. For the sake of this discussion, we can ignore that the word ‘public’ has been corrupted to mean ‘coercively financed through the tax system.’ As an aside, there are signs that the words ‘private’ and ‘market’ are on their way to corruption as well.” (06/00)