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Hilarious/sad conversation I had with my wife about this. Me: You seem to not care at all about public schools dumbing down the curriculum. It could happen her

by qwerpy 4y ago

Hilarious/sad conversation I had with my wife about this. Me: You seem to not care at all about public schools dumbing down the curriculum. It could happen here too. Wife: Why should I? This doesn’t affect us. We’ve already decided our kids are going to private school. Me: Sure. Just sucks for smart but poor kids. Wife: Good for us. Weaker competition for our kids.

s1artibartfast 4y ago
Makes sense until you realize that your kids will be taxed and paying to support the kids they out competed.
- qwerpy 4y ago
  Yeah the rewards of hard work and delayed gratification are becoming more and more marginal as time goes on, but right now it’s still worth it to excel and hopefully that stays true for a while.
  - lern_too_spel 4y ago
    GP's point is it's worth it to excel, but having more people excel is worth even more. Your wife doesn't understand this.
    - qwerpy 4y ago
      I understand that, but we can't change the fact that our society doesn't seem to. So we look on the bright side: at least we have the privilege to ensure our kids can still excel. If this nonsense comes to our school district, even if we send our kids to private, I'd vote against it to help public school kids excel.
Teever 4y ago
As tantalizing as it may be to be the one eyed king in the world of the blind I assure you that you'd rather live in a world where everyone has two eyes. I support public education for many reasons, but one of the more selfish reasons is so that I have interesting people to talk to in life. Talking with miseducated, or uneducated dumbasses is one of the most soul crushing things I experience on a semi-frequent basis. Being able to give your children a world where everyone is intelligent, articulate, and emotionally stable is a priceless gift, and quality public education is a key part of that.
- qwerpy 4y ago
  I agree. I'd prefer to have public schools serve everyone well, whether they are academically strong or not. And being a public school kid myself, I'd rather private schools not be something that the rich send their kids to to get a leg up. But living in a west coast city, it's quickly becoming apparent that public schools are no longer a good option. I'm not going to put my foot down and send my kids anyway to prove a point. I'll just fork over the money for private school.
HDThoreaun 4y ago
Sadly many people think of society as more of a competition than a collaboration. Of course it's both, but I certainly find myself happier when focusing on the gains we get from rising all boats instead of the gains I get from kicking the people climbing the ladder up after me.
tester756 4y ago
Wow, actually sad. She doesn't believe that er kids would outperform regardless of that?

by qwerpy 4y ago

s1artibartfast 4y ago

Makes sense until you realize that your kids will be taxed and paying to support the kids they out competed.

qwerpy 4y ago
Yeah the rewards of hard work and delayed gratification are becoming more and more marginal as time goes on, but right now it’s still worth it to excel and hopefully that stays true for a while.
- lern_too_spel 4y ago
  GP's point is it's worth it to excel, but having more people excel is worth even more. Your wife doesn't understand this.
  - qwerpy 4y ago
    I understand that, but we can't change the fact that our society doesn't seem to. So we look on the bright side: at least we have the privilege to ensure our kids can still excel. If this nonsense comes to our school district, even if we send our kids to private, I'd vote against it to help public school kids excel.

Teever 4y ago

As tantalizing as it may be to be the one eyed king in the world of the blind I assure you that you'd rather live in a world where everyone has two eyes. I support public education for many reasons, but one of the more selfish reasons is so that I have interesting people to talk to in life. Talking with miseducated, or uneducated dumbasses is one of the most soul crushing things I experience on a semi-frequent basis. Being able to give your children a world where everyone is intelligent, articulate, and emotionally stable is a priceless gift, and quality public education is a key part of that.

qwerpy 4y ago
I agree. I'd prefer to have public schools serve everyone well, whether they are academically strong or not. And being a public school kid myself, I'd rather private schools not be something that the rich send their kids to to get a leg up. But living in a west coast city, it's quickly becoming apparent that public schools are no longer a good option. I'm not going to put my foot down and send my kids anyway to prove a point. I'll just fork over the money for private school.

HDThoreaun 4y ago

Sadly many people think of society as more of a competition than a collaboration. Of course it's both, but I certainly find myself happier when focusing on the gains we get from rising all boats instead of the gains I get from kicking the people climbing the ladder up after me.

tester756 4y ago

Wow, actually sad. She doesn't believe that er kids would outperform regardless of that?