this is copied from his newsletter email.   "I normally try to share some mid-week inspiration, but these stats are so terrible they deserve to be put on blast immediately.  Did you know that over half of college freshmen in America have to take remedial classes before they can even begin their regular coursework? That means that these students are paying—or at least going into student loan debt—for classes that teach things they should have already mastered in high school or before! Of course this huge waste of time and money, is brought to you by the government's monopoly on education. You see, just like any other kind of monopoly, when there is no competition, there is no incentive to improve, and the customer suffers. In this case, government schools don't have to worry about losing students to other schools because they are the only game in town. This lack of competition means that schools have no reason to innovate, no reason to lower costs, and no reason to provide the best education possible. They can simply continue to fail, continue to hire more over-paid administrators, continue to throw more money at failing programs and policies, and suffer absolutely no consequence. They know parents are stuck with whatever they get—especially in times like these of record inflation and a looming recession. It's not like parents can simply quit their jobs and homeschool, or enroll their kids in expensive private schools.  Sadly, these stats aren't even new. I found articles as far back as 2014 highlighting this failure of public ed, and proposing solutions. Obviously none of them have worked since it's been a decade and kids are still getting put on the hook for the failures of those paid to prepare them for higher education and the world beyond.

So how do we change it? For starters, what if we allowed schools to compete for students? What if parents could choose the best school for their child instead of being forced to send them to the school assigned by their zip code? What if schools had to prove their worth to parents and students in order to stay in business? Schools would have to focus on providing a quality education in order to attract and retain students. They would have to find ways to lower costs in order to remain competitive. And most importantly, they would have to ensure that their students were prepared for college and beyond, and suffer potentially going out of business if they didn't.  Essentially, they'd actually be on the hook for providing a good product, and they'd suffer the natural consequences if their customers weren't happy.  Just like any other business. Imagine a world where parents control the money, and can vote with their feet if they aren't satisfied customers. I'm always surprised to see so many people who fully grasp and embrace the concepts taught in Tuttle Twins books (like The Tuttle Twins and their Spectacular Show Business) about competition, monopolies, and the virtues of the free market struggle to see that government schools are a monopoly on education and that they have the same negative outcomes for consumers as any other monopoly.  But it's true! When there is competition, the market provides the best product at the best price. When competition is unnaturally suppressed, the outcome is always an inferior, overpriced product.  Parents and concerned educators may disagree on the best way to allocate funds, or what ideal education alternatives look like, but that's actually a great thing! I love the idea of an educational smorgasbord where every parent can find the ideal education outcome for each of their children. I say the more the merrier!  And in the meantime, as we each work to create an educational landscape full of choice and competition, I hope you'll join other concerned parents and good teachers in using our books to help make up for the failures of the current system.  Our books teach principles that haven't been taught in schools for at least a generation, and sometimes not at all. Concepts like the proper, limited role of government in a free society, natural law, personal responsibility and self reliance, and the unintended consequences of central planning.  Get yours today, and get started preparing your kids for the world in a way that the schools aren't! It may be a battle, but it's one worth fighting. And we're gonna win.  — Connor" i disagree with on one point:  we're gonna win.    why, because there is no guantee. but he is right that its worth the fight, i mean, what is the other choice?