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Wow, what a surprise, the answer in the article is to pay teachers more and fund schools more. What do we do if funding increases are not approved? What do we d

by smcg 3y ago

Wow, what a surprise, the answer in the article is to pay teachers more and fund schools more. What do we do if funding increases are not approved? What do we do in poorer areas that have declining tax bases? What do you do in states like Florida where retirees without children flock and refuse to fund education?

gaoshan 3y ago
People refusing to vote for the greater good because they want to preserve their own wealth (well, their wealth wouldn't be at risk but for some even given up $10 is intolerable in the service of society at large) is a great argument for not allowing them this decision. Some things should not be optional and if you want to live in a certain society you should have to help support that society's civil function. Letting people opt-in or out of critical institutions like public education seems like a road to disaster to me.
chung8123 3y ago
I don't see how paying teachers more solves any of these issues: "The advent of remote learning during the pandemic altered students’ routines and led many to conclude that in-person attendance was optional. School districts have eased grading policies that penalized students for missing class or turning assignments in late, further reducing incentives to attend. After years of Covid quarantines, parents are more inclined to keep kids home for minor illnesses or mental-health issues. Technology isn’t helping: There’s evidence that absenteeism had already begun rising in the years before the pandemic, coinciding with the explosion of smartphone and social-media use among children — which increased distractions and weakened students’ connection to school. Those problems only worsened while schools and other activities were shut down." These are all solvable with parents and policy which should not cost any more money.

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Wow, what a surprise, the answer in the article is to pay teachers more and fund schools more. What do we do if funding increases are not approved? What do we d

by smcg 3y ago

gaoshan 3y ago
People refusing to vote for the greater good because they want to preserve their own wealth (well, their wealth wouldn't be at risk but for some even given up $10 is intolerable in the service of society at large) is a great argument for not allowing them this decision. Some things should not be optional and if you want to live in a certain society you should have to help support that society's civil function. Letting people opt-in or out of critical institutions like public education seems like a road to disaster to me.
chung8123 3y ago
I don't see how paying teachers more solves any of these issues: "The advent of remote learning during the pandemic altered students’ routines and led many to conclude that in-person attendance was optional. School districts have eased grading policies that penalized students for missing class or turning assignments in late, further reducing incentives to attend. After years of Covid quarantines, parents are more inclined to keep kids home for minor illnesses or mental-health issues. Technology isn’t helping: There’s evidence that absenteeism had already begun rising in the years before the pandemic, coinciding with the explosion of smartphone and social-media use among children — which increased distractions and weakened students’ connection to school. Those problems only worsened while schools and other activities were shut down." These are all solvable with parents and policy which should not cost any more money.