Tough standards, but infinite opportunity for those willing and wanting to learn the great arts and sciences of western and American civilization. This should include a liberal arts underpinning acquired in elementary and high school. For example knowledge of the history and biology of the human species and how we evolved from the slime, became primates in the Eden of Africa and then left and dispersed around the world. A high school degree should certify that a person understands how to read and write and speak the common language, but it should also indicate a knowledge of world history and of the founding and history of our own republic. All this so as to insure loyalty to the republic and knowledge of its constitution and the duties of a citizen. This is paramount for the conduct of public business the common good and our very survival during war. We need to keep our land and resources and military the best possible shape because of international competitive pressure which always increases. The rest of the world does not care about our decadent modern sentimentality. So american educational standards and methods must reflect the real world : many levels of certification are possible but each should. be set by a long historical tradition or an industry group or a union or a professional association. International or federal agencies can also set degree requirements for some professions. Socio-economic status or race should be used to allocate government aid among accepted applicants.
Tough standards, but infinite opportunity for those willing and wanting to learn the great arts and sciences of western and American civilization. This should include a liberal arts underpinning acquired in elementary and high school. For example knowledge of the history and biology of the human species and how we evolved from the slime, became primates in the Eden of Africa and then left and dispersed around the world. A high school degree should certify that a person understands how to read and write and speak the common language, but it should also indicate a knowledge of world history and of the founding and history of our own republic. All this so as to insure loyalty to the republic and knowledge of its constitution and the duties of a citizen. This is paramount for the conduct of public business the common good and our very survival during war. We need to keep our land and resources and military the best possible shape because of international competitive pressure which always increases. The rest of the world does not care about our decadent modern sentimentality. So american educational standards and methods must reflect the real world : many levels of certification are possible but each should. be set by a long historical tradition or an industry group or a union or a professional association. International or federal agencies can also set degree requirements for some professions. Socio-economic status or race should be used to allocate government aid among accepted applicants.