🎓 School on OboxPlanet – A Whole New Way to Learn

Imagine waking up on OboxPlanet, a place where there are no government-run schools, no one forces you to go to class, and there’s no such thing as a state diploma or license. But that doesn’t mean kids aren’t learning — in fact, education here is better than most people on Earth could imagine.

On OboxPlanet, learning is all about helping kids grow in every area of life — not just memorizing facts for a test. It’s flexible, creative, and connected to the real world. Forget everything you think you know about “school” — this is something completely different.

💡 But don’t parents care about education?

Of course! On Earth, probably 95 out of 100 parents want the best for their kids. On OboxPlanet, that number is even higher — partly because if parents don’t love their kids, they can more easily choose to have someone else raise them.

🐴 From Horse Carts to Jet Planes — But Schools Stayed the Same?

Think about this: In 1850, kids walked to school, sat in rows, and listened to teachers read from books. Then they walked home to help on the farm or in the factory. People traveled by horse and used outhouses.

Today, we fly in planes, drive cars, and use air-conditioned bathrooms. But school? It still looks and works almost exactly the same as it did back then. Sure, it’s more expensive now — but results haven’t improved nearly as much.

Private schools on Earth often cost half as much per student and get better results. That gives us a clue: something better is possible.

🔁 A New Question: What Should School Even Be?

As people on OboxPlanet got richer and work started to change, they asked:

•What kind of learning do kids really need for today’s world?

•And how can we help each kid, based on their unique strengths and talents?

🧠 Learning That Fits YOU

On OboxPlanet, two things are pretty much agreed on by everyone:

1.Kids do best when they’re learning what they’re good at.

2.Kids learn best in different ways — some by seeing, some by hearing, some by doing.

That’s why kids take learning style tests early on, to help them (and their parents) choose the kind of education that fits them best — and matches the kind of life they want to live.

🏫 What a School Day Looks Like

Forget sitting in rows listening to one teacher all day. A day might start with a world-class expert giving a live online talk, followed by group discussions with a local mentor or older students. There are:

•Interactive courses for science and technology

•Liberal arts groups guided by senior students

•Learning labs that feel more like museums

• Multimedia centers for languages

•Real-world projects in business, farming, or health

🧓👦 Old and Young, Learning Together

Education on OboxPlanet is for everyone, from toddlers to seniors.

•Older students help teach the younger ones — building confidence and leadership.

•Seniors share their life experience, history, and wisdom with younger generations.

•Many keep teaching well into old age, especially if they’re experts in something.

🏅 No State Licenses — But Lots of Proof of Skill

There’s no government saying “you need a license to do this or that.” But people still want proof that you’re good at what you do — especially when safety is involved.

That’s why OboxPlanet has testing agencies instead of licensing bureaucracies. There are:

•3 big agencies for basic skills like reading and math

•Tons of smaller ones that test specific things — like coding, welding, flying planes, or even handling firearms

These certificates expire after a few years, so people stay sharp. Insurance companies check them too — because they’re the ones who’d have to pay if someone messes up!

💵 Can Everyone Afford Education?

Yes! Education on OboxPlanet costs way less than on Earth — and everyone can afford something. For families who struggle, charities help out. For college-level studies, students can get private or bank loans if they believe their education will be worth it.

🌱 Learning That Lasts a Lifetime

Education on OboxPlanet is not something you “finish.” It’s part of life. People keep learning, improving, and exploring all the way through adulthood.

It’s faster, more affordable, more personalized, and — most importantly — it works.

Want to live in a place like that?

Then let’s keep imagining how we can turn Earth into something more like OboxPlanet. 🌍✨

🎒 What’s Wrong With School?

Let’s be honest: a lot of students aren’t happy with school. And it’s not just kids — even parents, teachers, and education experts often complain that the school system isn’t working the way it should.

But here’s the big question:

👉 If so many people agree it’s broken, why hasn’t anyone been able to fix it?

Why have reform after reform not made schools better — but in many cases, made them worse?

📚 Rothbard’s Big Idea: The Problem Is Compulsion

A man named Murray Rothbard had some sharp (and surprisingly fun to read) ideas about this. He wrote a short book called “Education: Free and Compulsory” — and the PDF is free if you want to check it out on mises.org.

Here’s what he says in simple terms:

•The school system today runs on force, not choice.

• Governments force kids to attend, force parents to pay taxes, and control what gets taught.

That creates big problems:

•The curriculum is often political, pushing whatever the government believes at the time.

•Standards get lower and lower so nobody feels left out — but that means nobody is challenged either.

•Gifted students get held back.

•Struggling students don’t get the help they need.

•Average students feel like just another number.

•And teachers? They’re stuck in the middle — watched, regulated, and unable to be creative.

🕰️ Wait — Was This Always the Plan?

According to Rothbard, yes. He looked into the history of school laws, and what he found was shocking:

Compulsory schooling wasn’t invented just to help kids — it was created to make citizens easier to control. It was part of a bigger plan to make everyone follow the same rules, think the same things, and become “good, obedient citizens.”

But Rothbard believed there was another way…

🏫 What If School Was Based on Freedom?

Imagine schools that:

•Are chosen by families, not assigned by ZIP code

•Are paid for voluntarily, not through taxes

•Compete to offer the best programs, not just the government-approved ones

In this kind of system, schools would actually have to listen to students and parents, because if they don’t… people would just go somewhere else.

Rothbard even supported homeschooling long before it became popular. He believed parents and kids should be free to learn in ways that work best for them — not just what the state says is important.

🌍 The Beautiful Tree – A Real-World Example

Another book you might love is called “The Beautiful Tree” by James Tooley. It’s about how poor families in India, living in places like the slums of Hyderabad and Delhi, are building their own private schools — even though they barely have any money.

These families care deeply about their kids’ education. So they pay just a few dollars per semester to local teachers who often do way better than the big, expensive government schools.

But here’s the crazy part:

•These schools are illegal or heavily restricted.

•They get punished by government regulations, and sometimes they even have to pay bribes just to stay open.

Meanwhile, big international organizations like the United Nations ignore them. They prefer to talk about big government plans and funding, while the real solutions are happening on the ground — created by parents, teachers, and local communities.

💬 So What’s the Takeaway?

Education is too important to be left to politicians.

Too important to be run by bureaucrats, government agencies, or big unions.

Instead, what if education was free, creative, flexible, and personalized?

What if kids could learn at their own pace, in their own way, toward their own goals?

What if school wasn’t something people had to do — but something they wanted to do?

On OboxPlanet, that’s already a reality.

Could it happen here too?

✅ 1. What Would a Free Education System Mean for YOU, a Teenager?

Imagine school wasn’t a one-size-fits-all system, but something built around you — your talents, your pace, your goals. Here’s what you’d gain:

🎯 More Choice 

•You, more precisely your parents and you, could pick from many different types of schools — creative, technical, academic, athletic — whatever fits your personality.

•Or you could mix and match: part-time at a learning center, part-time online, part-time apprenticeship.

🕹️ More Flexibility

•Want to focus on coding, music, art, mechanics, or your own small business? You can.

•Your parents and you would have more control over your schedule, hourly, daily and weekly, including vacation times (no more crammed and crowded springbreak-weeks or European summer holidays).

🧠 Real Learning

•Instead of memorizing stuff for tests, you’d learn real-world skills you can actually use — like how to manage money, build a project, argue your ideas, or even fix things.

•You’d learn faster, because you’d be doing it in a way that fits your learning style (visual, hands-on, discussion-based — whatever works for you).

💪 More Motivation

•In a system where your parents choose and pay, schools need to prove they’re good — so they try harder to engage and support you.

•If one school sucks? You switch. No more getting stuck in a place that doesn’t care.

🚀 2. How Do We Get From Today’s System to a Free One?

Changing the whole school system might sound impossible — but big change always starts small. Here’s how we could start moving in that direction:

🏫 a) Let Parents Choose

Start by letting families use their education money (like tax money) to pick the school that fits them best — public, private, homeschool, or learning center.

This is called school choice or education vouchers. It’s already happening in some parts of the U.S. and other countries.

💸 b) Cut the Strings

Make it so schools don’t have to follow a thousand government rules just to exist.

Let startup schools try new ideas — like project-based learning, outdoor schools, online labs, or mentorship programs.

Let teachers teach creatively again.

🤝 c) Support Voluntary Education Projects

Encourage local communities, parents, and even students to create their own learning spaces — without waiting for permission from the government.

Some examples already happening:

•Learning pods

•Microschools

•Self-directed learning centers

•Apprentice programs with real businesses

🌱 d) Start With One School, One Town, One Family

Big systems don’t change all at once — but if more people see it working, they’ll want it too.

Once better options are available and affordable, people will start voting with their feet.

And over time, the system that relies on force will be replaced by one built on freedom, trust, and results.

💬 Final Thought:

You don’t have to be a genius to know when something doesn’t work.

You just have to care enough to ask: “Could we do better?”

And the answer is: yes, we can.

Illustrations:

John Stossel, the School Choice Fight

https://youtu.be/FfigsiTrz5s?list=PLFtZbRNUjWfwd3LtGvS0sL6JmsJ8Jpvum