Reply #34: Do you really think "education is just a smokescreen"?

[Boojatta]

"Education" is just a smokescreen for the real problem, which is a total lack of concern for the plight of the majority of Americans by the corporate and political elite.

If there are some companies that want to hire people who have certain educational qualifications, then how can you say that education is just a smokescreen?

Is it possible to modify the public education system to make it more beneficial for students? I think it might be possible.

For example, in California you have to be within 60 days of your 18th birthday (or older than that) to take the GED test. Why not let anybody try the GED? If it's expensive then the authorities can charge a fee.

If someone passes the GED test but "still has more years to go" then why not credit those years to the student who leaves the public education system early so that, when the student needs more education, the student can go back and get that many years of free education?