How can it be a waste...if you give the "same dollars" that we are spending/wasting now...to the individuals..who then decide where they go to school?
No matter the school..there will always be those that won't/don't learn.
Do you give any of this burden to the teachers, system, etc..?
I'm not saying it's not a better system than what most of the country uses. What I am saying is that I see fifth generation families on welfare who can't afford anything spending $200 on a pair of sneakers or $400 on an X-box, but there isn't a book or magazine in the house. To me, that says they don't value education very much and, as such, I'm not too inclined to spend more on them.
No matter the school..there will always be those that won't/don't learn.
Very true. Perhaps one solution is to let them take vocational education only, rather than traditional courses. Another solution is to encourage them to take advantage of the largest and best vocational training institution in the world: the military. They'd learn a skill and find self-worth along the way.
Do you give any of this burden to the teachers, system, etc..?
There's enough blame to go around for teachers, administrators, and parents. My experience, however, it that the parents should shoulder the largest share of the blame for their kids' failures.