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The U.S. has nearly triple the automotive fatality rate of other western nations. With the large vehicle preferences common in the U.S. this may be as much of a

The U.S. has nearly triple the automotive fatality rate of other western nations. With the large vehicle preferences common in the U.S. this may be as much of an idictment on consumer taste as the transportation laws. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-related_death_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-r... I think the commenter wasn't remarking on the availability of higher education, but that that public education had failed to prepare this person and apparently a whole community for higher education. He didn't know a single person who attended class after high school and the high school curriculum was so weak that he was failing out of community college.

tristor 3y ago
> but that that public education had failed to prepare this person and apparently a whole community for higher education. He didn't know a single person who attended class after high school and the high school curriculum was so weak that he was failing out of community college. Our education system is failing, but it's failing because it's not an education system, it's a system to monitor and contain young people for some set hours per day so their parents can theoretically work, regardless of their behavior or outcomes. The education in this country has huge cultural and community disparities that almost perfectly correlate w/ wealth disparities, racial disparities, and family life disparities. Most of these things are symptoms rather than causes, but they're symptoms that accelerate a negative feedback loop. The causes are pretty straightforward, but intractable: 1. Lack of cultural and racial integration in broader society 2. The failure of families (as a concept) in America, with this failure more heavily concentrated in lower class households with a racially disparate distribution.
DrThunder 3y ago
"Western Nations" You do realize the US doesn't have the public transport of massive cities in western Europe right? Maybe think a bit and you'll realize that Americans have to drive more to get places. Regardless, the crashes have nothing to do specifically with the way America has implemented anything. "but that that public education had failed to prepare this person and apparently a whole community for higher education" The comment was specifically about how the US has done it badly. Not everyone needs to be prepared for higher education. Countries like Germany that have "free" higher ed decide that certain kids will go intro trades early on. Are you going to flag Germany as not preparing a whole demographic of kids for "higher ed" ?

tristor 3y ago

> but that that public education had failed to prepare this person and apparently a whole community for higher education. He didn't know a single person who attended class after high school and the high school curriculum was so weak that he was failing out of community college. Our education system is failing, but it's failing because it's not an education system, it's a system to monitor and contain young people for some set hours per day so their parents can theoretically work, regardless of their behavior or outcomes. The education in this country has huge cultural and community disparities that almost perfectly correlate w/ wealth disparities, racial disparities, and family life disparities. Most of these things are symptoms rather than causes, but they're symptoms that accelerate a negative feedback loop. The causes are pretty straightforward, but intractable: 1. Lack of cultural and racial integration in broader society 2. The failure of families (as a concept) in America, with this failure more heavily concentrated in lower class households with a racially disparate distribution.

DrThunder 3y ago

"Western Nations" You do realize the US doesn't have the public transport of massive cities in western Europe right? Maybe think a bit and you'll realize that Americans have to drive more to get places. Regardless, the crashes have nothing to do specifically with the way America has implemented anything. "but that that public education had failed to prepare this person and apparently a whole community for higher education" The comment was specifically about how the US has done it badly. Not everyone needs to be prepared for higher education. Countries like Germany that have "free" higher ed decide that certain kids will go intro trades early on. Are you going to flag Germany as not preparing a whole demographic of kids for "higher ed" ?