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That's why I said "in his opinion". You may disagree with him but there is nothing wrong with him saying he thinks that education was better in his day than wha
by talmand 15y ago
That's why I said "in his opinion". You may disagree with him but there is nothing wrong with him saying he thinks that education was better in his day than what he sees now. He states his opinion, you say he is wrong and then demand he prove himself correct by presenting evidence that supports his ideologically favored argument even though you present nothing to support your ideologically favored argument.
And based on data I've seen for the past few years on the performance of our education system I would have to say he's more likely correct than you.
- jbooth 15y agoI didn't actually make a point about policy. I was just defending teachers. He's saying that because of the incentives, most teachers will drift into becoming lazy SOBs who don't fundamentally care about education and will only work to the extent that they're whipped into doing it. I'm saying that there's something else going on, in most cases. Professional pride, believing in education.