I confess that I don't understand the faith that competition always produces the best result. Cooperation often makes more sense. If you and I both want to go to Adelaide, the most efficient thing for us to do is to share a car, not to race. I think education is an area where cooperation, rather than competition, is more efficient. Competition discourages the sharing of resources. It encourages schools to fudge results and to jettison troublesome students. Yes, schools should be held accountable. And yes, marketplace approaches, such as granting maximal autonomy to schools, are worthwhile. But competition isn't the way to do it. Via EdNA.
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