Can’t even make fun of the American education system anymore, cause there is no such system left.
I was talking to a friend of mine a while back who was interning with a state legislator. We got on the topic of bake sales for schools and my friend just about flipped his lid.
He went on a good 5 minute rant about how school budgets take these “bake sales” into account, with goals and measures. So in essence, bake sales allow for states to lower the amount of money they would normally get. (Let’s ignore the fact that schools in affluent districts often have the time and resources to even have bake sales.)
No one wants to pay for schools. Schools don’t win elections. Public safety does. You can still win an election if you don’t fund a school but you won’t win an election if you’re “soft on crime”.
Our entire system is fucked up.
System? Is that an euphemism for “voters”? Seems from your description that voters want money for police tanks, not school teachers. And then they end up having the day they voted for.
Schools don’t win elections. Public safety does. You can still win an election if you don’t fund a school but you won’t win an election if you’re “soft on crime”.
Just to put a finer point on it, “public safety” is a dog-whistle for “jackbooted thuggery targeting minorities.”
Public education alone would be the biggest factor at reducing crimes. But i guess you cant force children to work like you can with prisons.
I knew a bunch of people that were teachers, but left for tech jobs because the pay was twice as high and the work half as much. This is bad for society.
Quality education for children pays tremendous dividends for the future. Having another “we’re AI on the blockchain” startup does not.
All this venture capitalism bullshit needs to go. Minimum wage needs to be way higher, and universal basic income would help, too.
