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One political factor in the US is the belief, which I have heard expressed out loud any number of times, is that if you are good you then become an entrepeneur.
by jimhefferon 8y ago
One political factor in the US is the belief, which I have heard expressed out loud any number of times, is that if you are good you then become an entrepeneur. So if you are instead a teacher then you must not have real skills, and should not get real pay.
(Not my attitude, very much not, but the reality that there are many who think that way needs to be noted.)
- scarface74 8y agoThe whole “become an entrepreneur” is mostly a Silicon Valley bubble thing. In the rest of the US, most people aren’t expected to start a business, they are expected to go to college and get a job.
- jimhefferon 8y agoI have many times heard people say, for example at events for a ham radio club I belong to, that if you are a teacher then it is because you couldn't, or wouldn't, make it in "the real world." Pointing out that teachers are highly-trained professionals who are often quite skilled, and who are an important part of what it takes to make a better future, in my experience just does not register very much.
- scarface74 8y agoThere is a huge difference between “not making it in the real world” and “starting your own business”. Not that I agree with the first sentiment either.