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I mean from my standpoint, adminstrative and standardized driven teaching has failed us in America. Combine that with our elected officials on both sides of the

I mean from my standpoint, adminstrative and standardized driven teaching has failed us in America. Combine that with our elected officials on both sides of the aisle and throughout all levels of government who'd rather play power games than actually lead and I'm not surprised we are where we are. Say what you want about the alternative power structures in other countries, they deserve all the criticism they get for some very real reasons, but sometimes being able to unilaterally force through changes seems really appealing.

alephnerd 3y ago
You need some level of standardization, otherwise it's difficult to judge on a contextual manner if a student at HS A is a better candidate than a student at HS 1. But the bigger issue is definetly the salaries - School Districts are at the mercy of local tax regimes and a bit of federal and state funding. Due to this, salaries remain low as it's politically untenable to give meaningful raises. Add to that, a College Degree for Educators is expensive (around $70-100k in tuition alone) given the salaries ($30-70k starting depending on the school district) You get what you pay for I guess