The 5th Empire - Schools

The 5th Empire has no central government. Hence, there are no laws related to education and learning. It is entirely up to parents to choose what kind of education they want to give their children. Home schooling, internet learning and no schooling at all are all allowed. This means that schools have to provide attractive learning programs that parents want their children to attend.

There is no single curriculum that children have to learn. Each school is free to draft their own. This is typically done by the teachers themselves, in cooperation with the school's owners and with input from parents. The aim for every school is to attract students, and the only way this can be done is through the development of good learning programs. Schools that provide good quality education at reasonable prices will win, forcing other schools to improve their programs.

There will be very little bullying, because bullying will lead to a loss of students and therefore a loss of revenues. If a school fails to deal with inappropriate behaviour from students, it will loose against alternatives.

Without a central government to dictate a single curriculum for all schools, every school will be different from every other school. There will be schools offering practical hands on programs, and other schools focusing on theoretical work. Some schools may offer nothing but specialized learning.
Parents can pick and choose. They may choose different schools for different children. They may change schools as they go along. They may choose to give one or more of their children extra lessons to deal with special needs. The process will be fluid and flexible.

Everything in the 5th Empire will be of this fluid, flexible nature. Without a central government to set up a single set of rules, everyone has the opportunity to pick and choose what's right for them. Schooling, health care, pensions, old people care. Everything can be chosen freely.

Poor people will not be restricted to a single centralized welfare office. They will have a host of charities to choose from. There will be basic education, health care, and old people care provided privately through charity. No-one will starve or become illiterate due to lack of resources.

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