[QUOTE] Education plays a critical role in a democracy.[UNQUOTE]
I stopped reading the article, it not being written by an educated being.
Well, obviously the author is NOT writing about the United States of America, it being a REPUBLIC.
So, does that mean that education does NOT play a critical role in a republic!?!
Hummm!?!
The USA not placing in the TOP TWENTY thru FORTY NATIONS globally for math, science, and reading, reflects a high level of STUPIDITY in the USA (the USA placed #1 last in 1978 in math and science. which was back in my day.)
Considering, if the author IS speaking about the USA, that 1.5 TRILLION dollar debt is a waste of money on supposed “not too smart” students.
Get educated, dude, then come back and see if you can produce something of a higher level of intelligence.