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I think this is a bit of a straw man. I haven't met anyone that believes that teachers unions are the problem. Schools face many problems, and the inability of
by nhebb 16y ago
I think this is a bit of a straw man. I haven't met anyone that believes that teachers unions are the problem. Schools face many problems, and the inability of school districts to fire lousy performers is just one of them. Teenage pregnancy is fast rising as one of the major problems in urban school districts, but I don't foresee any politicians campaigning on a "kids these days need to stop fucking" platform.
- teuobk 16y agoMaybe not in quite those words, but there certainly have been politicians who have made abstinence-only sex-ed a part of their platform.
- dpatru 16y agoOnce a person can reproduce, that person should be able to live independently and support himself/herself. The current educational system keeps fifteen-year-old men and women couped up together in a "school" and treats them as children, giving them no real responsibility and no chance to be independent. The problem is not that teenagers are fulfilling their biological purpose and starting families. The problem is that teenagers are forced to remain in a state of infantilism and not encouraged to take on adult responsibilities.