Better Schools Won’t Fix America

[mastermind]

If you living in a low income house it makes it harder to take education serious. When you stressing about there being no food in the fridge, having clean clothes and electricity in the house as a kid, studying for school last thing on ya mind

I don’t think any of this is true.

Edit: I said it originally as a joke. Nothing you said here is true, and I believe you are an interloper.

 

[Thanos]

That's not even the goal of having better schools? But it helps more than doing nothing.

 

[Serious]

I think our economic system has profited off, and magnified our most base instincts to the point where it's difficult to convince kids of the value of being educated. Hell, its difficult to convince adults. I think there's a certain degree of selflessness and self sacrifice to becoming educated and those arent very marketable qualities.

Now we're getting somewhere.

People can be purposely obtuse, thus ignoring all the inherent red flags. We can currently live in an anti-education climate where the powers that be are attempting and hell bent on distracting Americans from critical policy decisions that are being made. One doesn't have to look too far, when our Secretary of Education, is the hugest proponent of undermining America's current educational infrastructure.

The status quo is working just fine for the power at the top of the economic pyramid, who yield and hoard tons of generational wealth.

 

[el_oh_el]

It's extremely hard to educate a child who is growing up in poverty and instability

I agree. It's kind of a chicken and egg problem..you need better education to plant the seeds of growth, but the seeds need a better growing environment at the same time

Now we're getting somewhere.

People can be purposely obtuse, thus ignoring all the inherent red flags. We can currently live in an anti-education climate where the powers that be are attempting and hell bent on distracting Americans from critical policy decisions that are being made. One doesn't have to look too far, when our Secretary of Education, is the hugest proponent of undermining America's current educational infrastructure.

The status quo is working just fine for the power at the top of the economic pyramid, who yield and hoard tons of generational wealth.

Exactly. Its a precarious balance of "let me fukk this shyt up just enough so I can get what I want" vs third world country levels of education

 

[MMS]

they need to let them whoop them kids again

it doesn't matter what they teach in the schools if the kids are running the show

 

[BoBurnz]

I think our economic system has profited off, and magnified our most base instincts to the point where it's difficult to convince kids of the value of being educated. Hell, its difficult to convince adults. I think there's a certain degree of selflessness and self sacrifice to becoming educated and those arent very marketable qualities.

Capitalism and education are diametrically opposed forces.

 

[Shogun]

Capitalism and education are diametrically opposed forces.

This, I agree with. But at the same time there is probably a higher percentage of literate/educated people now than there ever has been in history...so I'm not sure where that leaves us.
And I also don't think there's an alternative that's in favor of education.

 

[DonKnock]

If they are so educated they wouldn’t believe Hilary is the antichrist and Obama was sending soldiers to Texas to annex it.

 

[Professor Emeritus]

I feel like a lot of people who are responding didn't read the article. The point is pretty obviously correct. The issues that have led to wage stagnation and ever-broadening wealth gap have nothing to do with the educational level of Americans. Every person in this country could have a graduate degree and there would still be a massive wage gap simply due to how the economy is structured.

but....

That's not even the goal of having better schools? But it helps more than doing nothing.

That's what I felt reading it. He kinda gives the impression that the point of getting a good education is to make more money. I think schools need enormous reform but "making more money" ain't anywhere near my top ten reasons why.

 

[Wear My Dawg's Hat]

It's extremely hard to educate a child who is growing up in poverty and instability

But culturally, there was a stronger pursuit of education by our folks after the Civil War and living without
electricity and plumbing, than there is by many today.

 

[Geek Nasty]

This is why Bernie's constant message about the 1% taking all our wealth resonates with people. They know what's going on. They're not stupid. And they want a leader who will mobilize the entire public, not just the a$$holes in congress.

Bernie's going to be the first president in US history who openly supports striking and other organized labor action. That's why the b*stards are so desperate to stop his election. They know that he knows that we know.

Riddle me this: If Warren threatens the establishment in the same way Bernie does, why is the media gushing over her?



You know the fukk why.

Bernie won’t even get nominated much less get elected

 

[Berniewood Hogan]

Bernie won’t even get nominated much less get elected

People are done with bullshyt.

They're done with Trump.

They're done with Hillary.

They're done with Beto/Bootyguy/Copmala

They're done with Warren

And they're done with "Eulogized Strom Thurmond" Biden















































































It's Bernie, bytch

 

[ROLLTIDE4EVER]

It's extremely hard to educate a child who is growing up in poverty and instability

Don't tell the rest of the world that, b/c they're proving folks wrong.

 

[Hood Critic]

I think the legal field is a perfect example of what he's saying. No matter how many people attend and complete law school there will always be a certain amount of lawyer positions.

His argument is a good one to argue for an UBI.

 

[ROLLTIDE4EVER]

H3ll, there jobs that wen unfilled during the last recession and I'm talking hi-tech/six figure jobs either.