The Seven-Lesson Schoolteacher is a really interesting article written by an award-winning New York state school teacher.  In trying to sum it up, I'm at a loss for words.  Two of his major points were these:  "It is the great triumph of compulsory government monopoly mass-schooling that among even the best of my fellow teachers, and among the best of my students' parents, only a small number can imagine a different way to do things" and "Some form of free-market system in public schooling is the likeliest place to look for answers, a free market where family schools and small entrepreneurial schools and religious schools and crafts schools and farm schools exist in profusion to compete with government education ... one in which students volunteer for the kind of education that suits them".  Similar to some of my previous thoughts.  Very interesting stuff from an obvious hardcore libertarian.  (via Digg) #education