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Society values teaching quite a bit actually. People pay thousands upon thousands for private schools, tutors, and specialized classes. It's the citizenry that

Society values teaching quite a bit actually. People pay thousands upon thousands for private schools, tutors, and specialized classes. It's the citizenry that we deem worthless. That's why there's no money in public education.

LatteLazy 6y ago
Yes, that's correct. I should have drawn a line between the two. But then of course, you're encouraging the exact thing the author objects to: private institutions for people who actually care (and have some cash to prove it)
- ikeyany 6y ago
  The implication is that society has the incorrect values.
  - osdiab 6y ago
    Or at least that government has the incorrect values which may or may not align with those of society at large (I would argue, not)
photonemitter 6y ago
Society values education, not necessarily teaching, it seems. For an outsider looking in at the US, it looks like they do not really value teachers (compared to professors) much. Not by the economic measure at least.