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To: The Philosopher who wrote (41348)	6/21/1999 3:36:00 PM
From: Edwarda	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

That's not what LRR said, Chris. He is saying, I believe, that the availability of free education for all citizens of a society is becoming recognized as a part of civilization. That is all. As for the rest, I'll take you on for a bit: Is your thesis, then, that if a society moves from either a purely private education system or a non-universal free public education system to a universal free education system it will necessarily become more civilized? Not necessarily. But education certainly can help it to move forward and the more universal, the better. And how much universal free education? Through any particular age? Any particular level of educational achievement? (If functional literacy is the goal, then we don't have it in the US today.) My response would be to functional literacy at the very least. And you're correct, we don't have it today. As for the functionally uneducable, I'd say whatever they can master. One of my cousins has a son who is slightly retarded. However, he has been educated in the public school system to barely functional literacy and is able to support himself and feel pride. This opportunity should be available, IMO.