> Almost nobody respects teachers. > They think schools exist in order to warehouse children while their parents do the real work, Full disclosure: I'm not a

> Almost nobody respects teachers. > They think schools exist in order to warehouse children while their parents do the real work, Full disclosure: I'm not a teacher. Three thoughts: 1) I wish I had $20 for everytime I've seen a social media meme along the lines of "kids should be taught _____ in school. Like/share if you agree" and 90% of the time it's something parents can and should be doing at home. 2) Ironically, anecdotally, it seems it's "too busy for their kids" parents who insist on outsourcing more and more to school systems. Some of this seems cultural (i.e., that belief has become normalized) but it also exist in the context of systemic issues (e.g., wages continue to lose ground to inflation...everyone needs to own more than they can afford). 3) The last couple of years there has been a lot of chatter about "threats to our democracy" imho most of it misguided hyperbolic media narrative. On the other hand, The Fourth Estate has erroded to become a toothless stuff animal. That's a legit threat. All that's needed now are less educated less thought-able masses.