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I think it's not I don't use it. And more of a is the money better placed elsewhere. Education is a large percentage of the budget today. We can also spend all

I think it's not I don't use it. And more of a is the money better placed elsewhere. Education is a large percentage of the budget today. We can also spend all the money in the world and we might not have any better of an education system. Just look at Mark's Zuckerbergs millions he gave to schools with no results.

HarryHirsch 9y ago
Just look at Mark's Zuckerbergs millions he gave to schools with no results. Anyone who genuinely wants to make an impact in any field first surveys the literature to see what has been done before. Why didn't he consult with experts [1] before dropping millions at the Newark Public School system? Zuckerberg isn't exactly known for righteousness. There's his other initiative where he wants to arm people with tablets to provide the schoolchildren in a certain impoverished African country (forgot which, was it Sierra Leone?) with an education, instead of funding teacher training. One thing would improve the infrastructure in the country, the other would funnel money to online education companies. What if the same goals were at work here? [1] It's easy to point fingers at Schools of Education because many are bad. Not all of them are, tough.
- exelius 9y ago
  That's kind of indicative of another American value; namely "my money trumps your knowledge".