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The problem with these types of people is, as we all know to well, Is they have alot of generosity! However using other peoples money! And the main problem is, they get their way because most people stay silent when these types open their mouths. I was at a rather large meeting when one of these assholes stood up and suggested we as a group give money to homeless drug addicts/alcoholics that he feels so deeply for. He also stated it didn't matter if they used the money for booze of drugs, what matters is that they are happy. Yeah! I'm not making this up. I spoke up and told him that he should sell his house and distribute those funds. You should have seen the look on his face, all he said before sitting down was "Were all in this together". :Violin
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Some of you here are teachers and I thought, might know some of the reason why we have a situation like this.
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Some of you here are teachers and I thought, might know some of the reason why we have a situation like this.
I'm not a teacher, but the anti-intelectualism in the US astounds me. When being educated is looked down on so much, or seen as irrelevant to life, it's no wonder a lot don't bother.
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Some of you here are teachers and I thought, might know some of the reason why we have a situation like this.
I'm not a teacher, but the anti-intelectualism in the US astounds me. When being educated is looked down on so much, or seen as irrelevant to life, it's no wonder a lot don't bother.
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And I agree with mr neptune - if a politician really wanted to address the disparity between richer school districts and poorer ones, why don't they try to get rid of the district policy and pool all education money to be distributed evenly across the state? Probably because that would make some Lexus-driving, privileged white people angry and God forbid...
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I think the anti-intellectualism came about once Reagan was elected. It seems that before there was more church and state separation and not so much bragging about "I don't know". Yes, some people I have worked with actually bragged that they didn't know much outside their specific job (and this was in a hospital where you want smart people).
I do think parents have to take some responsibility too. If you are a parent and you care about your kids and you live in a crummy school district, why aren't you moving heaven and earth to move out? I would move to the best even if it means paying more for a house (most of the good schools are in more expensive areas), have to fire your real estate agent, have to get an apartment. That way, if your kid screwed up at least you have as a parent "covered your ass" to provide the best opportunity. Then again, if you cannot afford to live in a good school district, maybe you can't afford to have kids, but gd forbid anyone say that. Yes, people have a right to make poor kids.
But meanwhile, France, Japan, Sweden, Norway, seem to do education right, why can't we? That's the question I tried to ask Wolfie and his website can't answer.
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