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> What's 21st century capitalism's plan for people who aren't any good at Latin and Greek? The answer depends on who you ask. It you ask this to what you proba
by the_third_wave 2y ago
> What's 21st century capitalism's plan for people who aren't any good at Latin and Greek?
The answer depends on who you ask. It you ask this to what you probably would call 'capitalists' the answer would be "school choice, school vouchers, home schooling and more vocational schooling instead of useless college 'degrees' in lesbian dance theory and the like". Ask those who consider themselves to be the "defenders of the oppressed" and the answer would be "more money for teachers (unions), get rid of standardised tests because they are 'racist', get rid of those 'books written by dead white men' and replace them with books by 'diverse' authors, get rid of school choice, close top education schools because they attract mostly asian and white pupils, lower admission demands for 'diverse' people, cancel student debt, etc.".
I think the former approach is more likely to lead to a return to sanity while the latter will just lead to more dismal [1] results, what do you think?
[1] interestingly enough my phone autocorrected that word to 'Disney' which somehow seems fitting
- watwut 2y agoThe former are not capitalist response. They are the response of conservative right that has zero to do with capitalism and a lot to do with wish for social control and forced social hierarchy. Homeschooling movement project is and was all about forcing ideological and religious conformity. And the latter one are to large extend strawman.