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First off this is a griss and unempathetic take. Second off- it has nothing ti do with florida being red. I grew up in a very democrat town that had a disgusti

First off this is a griss and unempathetic take. Second off- it has nothing ti do with florida being red. I grew up in a very democrat town that had a disgustingly corrupt school board. Bad education top to bottom. The main issues that lead to a bad school : 1) shitty parenting. Goes hand in hand with poverty. Creates awful learning environment 2) general incompetence/administrative malice : schools do not seem to be design explicitly for the pyrpose of benefitting students- this goal is abandoned in order to meet a variety of tertiary goals. 3) corruption. If the money is gettung spent on nepotism and emvezzlement, it aint getting spent on kids. Now, every single one of those points applies to communities in both red and blue states. So please, lets not make this partisan.

jmclnx 4y ago
> First off this is a griss and unempathetic take Yes it is and I am hoping people in FL sees this that way. Then maybe they will do something. Instead they are electing people to ensure the kids miss out on education that others will get. 2 or 3 parents can force who maybe a good teacher to leave and no one fights back. What FL will end up with are teachers who work just for a pay check instead of people who care for the kids. How many teachers in FL and other states are leaving ? I remember hearing there was a big teacher shortage in OK, TX and I think Kansas due to these issues. Maybe the same is true in FL. This is a good example of what FL is doing to itself: https://www.hampshire.edu/admissions/apply-hampshire/transfer-students/new-college https://www.hampshire.edu/admissions/apply-hampshire/transfe...
- DontchaKnowit 4y ago
  the same is true damn near everywhere. In rural Missouri (and some cities) it is awful. Teachers are underqualified, underpaid, and work in absolutely unacceptable environments. Violent children, violent parents, no support from administration, no real authority or power to discipline. It is glorified state mandated babysitting. It's disgusting.

jmclnx 4y ago

> First off this is a griss and unempathetic take Yes it is and I am hoping people in FL sees this that way. Then maybe they will do something. Instead they are electing people to ensure the kids miss out on education that others will get. 2 or 3 parents can force who maybe a good teacher to leave and no one fights back. What FL will end up with are teachers who work just for a pay check instead of people who care for the kids. How many teachers in FL and other states are leaving ? I remember hearing there was a big teacher shortage in OK, TX and I think Kansas due to these issues. Maybe the same is true in FL. This is a good example of what FL is doing to itself: https://www.hampshire.edu/admissions/apply-hampshire/transfer-students/new-college https://www.hampshire.edu/admissions/apply-hampshire/transfe...

DontchaKnowit 4y ago
the same is true damn near everywhere. In rural Missouri (and some cities) it is awful. Teachers are underqualified, underpaid, and work in absolutely unacceptable environments. Violent children, violent parents, no support from administration, no real authority or power to discipline. It is glorified state mandated babysitting. It's disgusting.