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IMO it seems like faux outrage. People vent, this is fine. The babysitting comment was actually 100% on-point. I don't blame the school board members, I blam
by rootusrootus 6y ago
IMO it seems like faux outrage. People vent, this is fine. The babysitting comment was actually 100% on-point. I don't blame the school board members, I blame the parents. I say that as a parent myself of two elementary age children, because my wife volunteered for PTA and I got a window into the lives of the teachers and principal and what they face every day from parents. The truth is, many people are really shitty to teachers, and treat them like crap. Maybe it's politics, I don't know, but the things I saw were eye-opening. I think in many cases the children are more mature.
- dantheman 6y agoWouldn't it be great if parents could select what schools their kids go to and teachers could select what students/parents they want to teach. Provide some choice and allow people to choose what meets their needs.
- rootusrootus 6y agoPeople have choice now. What you are implying is that they should get to choose, and have it paid for by tax dollars.
- 23iofj 6y agoI assume you're not living in the USA, because private primary/secondary schools exist in the USA. They're actually quite common here and provide a lot of diversity in terms of style/rigor/selectivity/etc. In NYC alone there are almost 1,000 private schools. People do have plenty of choice, as long as they're able to pay. (I doubt redirecting tax dollars would increase choice. Plus, we already have a hybrid public/private marketplace for education in our university system. That experiment is... not going too well, to the least.)