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The biggest problem school has, particularly teachers, is its adversarial relationship with the community which means there is always stress and conflict in the air. This is because school is mandated which generates a multitude of rules that annoy the community who should be the customer in this relationship. Nobody wants to be bossed around especially when they are footing the bill.
This new approach solves this by making school voluntary which eliminates most of the friction immediately. Because school's new role is to help and not mandate, it abandons tests, homework and attendance requirements and, most importantly, ceases to be responsible for an outcome. The new approach aligns school with real life where the real mandate is life itself - with consequences far more motivating than any institutional rule.
For the people affiliated with school, the financial benefit alone should be the greatest incentive to adopt this approach. Because school's new role shifts from enforcer to helper, it becomes an institution attempting to make dreams come true and often succeeding given the talent and resources available. The community would hold educators up as heroes because they are genuinely helping children succeed rather than managing their compliance.
This means funding becomes enthusiastic rather than grudging. A community that watches school actually deliver on its promise doesn't debate about the budget - it protects it.
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