I stand on the not so popular opinion that for the most part college and universities are a scam. Of course, when I say this, when I talk all hyperbolic, I do so not because I don't believe in knowledge per say, in improving one self, but more so because the education system in America is just a for-profit machine designed to enslave would be professionals into debt. Debt, mind you, that they can't default on in any way shape or form.

That being said, what has me a bit riled up at this point in time is the direction we seem to be headed to as a country with education. I mean, I want to make sure I don't sound irrational or too emotional, but it seems to me that the idea that keeping the populous stupid, so it can be easy to dominate, fits perfectly in today's world, and this somewhat conspiratorial thought has footing in my head these days.

Charter Schools

We really and I do mean really need to get rid of them. They are nothing but corporate welfare and anybody who cares about the future of America should be able to see how much damage these schools are causing to the country. In other words, the idea that a private schools being funded by the government sounds not only contradictory, but also a recipe for disaster.

This without even going into the numbers that already prove how much these don't work at all. But don't believe me, look this up for yourself, and get ready to share my frustration when you find out how many "schools" get funded, but never open, or fake their attendances to get the money, and how the governmental positions to keep this in check don't do their job at all.

Let's not get anecdotal here, I'm not too interested in how X School that you know of is awesome, because that is too microscopic to actually outline the scope of this problem.

More and more I'm leaning towards the idea that we need to reform our welfare system, and it probably should start with the biggest leeches. The corporation that get to make millions, not pay a dime in taxes and have their employees on governmental programs, and the "schools" that should never have existed in the first place.

Again, I'm ranting...