You can call me Barack Obama if you want. Doesn't make it true.Ah, but I can call you delusional. Because, you see, you are. You are making the argument that other countries education systems are immaterial. I see that as self serving and stupid. You would need to do some research. I have done so. But this is not math. There is no right or wrong. Just base logic, which is obvious enough: you should never invent wheels if it has been done before by someone else. And, if there is a good idea, like yours of private education, then it surely has been done successfully somewhere else. So, you should look. Then determine if it is material or not. Not determine it is not material, and refuse to look.You dont get to determine what is a cogent argument or not. And you calling me delusional is rich, after you've done nothing but spouted a bunch of bullshit you can't support.
We did not have public education in this country until the mid 19th century. And we did just fine. England worked about the same.
On the flip side, the cultural differences between the US and, e.g. Singapore are so huge you cannot attribute academic performance solely to their educational system.
You lose. Again.
If you all are interested....Milton Friedman and mix group talk about education. All sides are represented.
http://vimeo.com/m/11501693