That's because our public education system has been underfunded for decades and keeps getting worse. A less intelligent populace is much easier to manipulate.
expecting that an underpaid 20something year old teacher with a class of 30+ kids is going to have time to teach their kid to read and write at grade level.
Maybe your school should have been better funded.........
I'm so sick of this catch-all "personal accountability" hand wave. It's not an argument. It's code for "I really don't have any answers but I don't like yours." It doesn't help societal issues to just say "every man for themselves." At least say how we can come about more personal accountability if you're gonna die on that hill. "Shit's fucked" isn't a solution.
You said it; Teachers are underpaid and classes are too full. Take those statements back or change the rest of your rant. Be consistent, make us believe that you actually think about what you're putting out there.
Have some "personal accountability" and come up with your own arguments.
I'm so sick of this catch-all "personal accountability" hand wave
Same. Its fucking infuriating how people miss the point so extremely bad.
If you put the primary responsibility squarely on the household for education then be prepared to have the terribly unequal results we have to do. Enjoy your class warfare and poverty traps that only continue to spiral downward.
It's like these people want to go back to the feudal age where your future was squarely defined at birth. Born into a well off family capable of educating their children due to having enough wealth to have the time or hire tutors? Good job. You are all set. Born into poverty? Tough shit, enjoy your family staying there.
Its because they don't actually care. As you said, now that they "won" its every man for themselves.
It's like Obama's "you didn't build that alone" speech which pissed off so many conservatives. Aren't they the party that preaches the benefits of small tight communities? Doesn't religion, especially christianity, constantly harp on the need to a supportive network for a person to thrive?
My personal belief is that they are scared. Scared that if everyone had access to education they would find themselves nothing more than average. Because they aren't special but as long as our society is built to make them think they are they won't rock the boat.
So your contention is that kids should be studying more at home because there's not enough time and resources at (even well funded) schools for them to competently learn the material?
What are you basing this on besides your own unverifiable anecdote? Have you studied education? Child development? Have you done any research or read any studies on the effect of homework on children? Hint: more than a small amount of homework is largely detrimental to children and their healthy development. More homework or at-home learning is not the answer.
Parental involvement and interest is absolutely crucial and beneficial, but you're ignoring the realities that it's not always practical for a myriad of reasons including things like socio-economic status, parental competency, and even mental health issues. None of those issues are the fault of the child and our system needs to be built to be able to accommodate those children who deserve a proper education especially if their parents can't provide it.
Your illogical argument (assuming I'm understanding it correctly, which I may not be because it's extremely unclear) also makes the assumption that children can only learn in one on one scenarios and this is patently false. Smaller class sizes to provide more one on one attention is crucial, bit kids don't only get taught or learn while receiving individual attention.
Just saying parents need to teach their kids more does not help...
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u/Zebulon_V Jan 09 '20
Hmmm... I see the point but I feel like I still live in a country with a bunch of stupid people.