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Sunday, May 19, 2013

The Buck Starts Here | EduShyster

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The Buck Starts Here

A Utah charter school is growing the next generation of capitalists
Like you I was forced to learn many things at school that I have absolutely no use for in the 21st century—like speling for example. And I literaly cannot count the number of times that I have not had to use math. That’s why I was so excited to learn about a boldly innovative new school in Utah which is teaching kids to be makers, not takers. Students as young as kindergarten are learning vital 21st century capitalist tools like sales and marketing, and they can even prepare for the exciting world of work that awaits them by working at the school store.

All aboard the choice mobile
It’s time for another “free ride” in the choice mobile, dear reader. Today our destination is suburban Salt Lake City, home to the new Highmark Charter School, where the entrepreneurial spirit is being fostered even as I type. Unlike traditional union-stifled public schools which equip choiceless young consumers with nothing but excuses and mediocrity, Highmark is incubating the next generation of young learners to become tomorrow’s earners.