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To: Lane3 who wrote (50370)

1/2/2018 11:08:46 AM

From: koan

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We are not talking about people standing up in a concert blocking the view of others. As mentioned, it is not a good analogy, so it is impossible to address the subject of the desirability of mass education using that analogy.

And that holds true for signaling as well. That is nothing more than another stupid idea this author had. He just made that up. It is not fact, it is something that made sense to him, but has no validity in the real world.

It makes much more sense to dispense with the analogy and the idea of signaling and speak directly to the subject at hand. Is it good for society to invest in mass education. Yes, it is, in spades.

Mass education is the most important thing we can do to better our society, so that entire article is nuts.

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I cannot believe we are having this discussion. The Republicans have been trying to replace secular public schools with vouchers for 50 years...

AFAIK we are not having that discussion. If we are, it's because you initiated it. The discussion I triggered was about the effects of signaling on the education system and the economy. I'd be surprised if Betsy DeVos had any familiarity with or interest in that. And you, in this discussion, have never addressed it. You still haven't described how you envision the kids sitting in the concert hall somehow getting to see over those who are standing.