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1. I don't know enough about this particular situation to opine on

Reply to mopinko (Original post)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 12:58 PM

Jun 2014

her position, but I have to disagree with this particular statement:

The US is new country, and our education system is new, relatively speaking

The US is "new" only in regard to very old nations. At some point, we have to admit we've been a nation for awhile now and stop using our "youth" as an excuse. As far as the education system goes, it is disingenuous to suggest that it is "new, relatively speaking". Relative to where?

The modern system of public, secular education was instituted in the Western world pretty much across the board in the 18th century (one could even argue that the New England public school model of the 17th century actually predated this, since it stressed fundamental skills in addition to religious education). So the US has been working on its education system for as long as Europe - if there is a reason Europe is "light years ahead" it isn't because we started later.

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this is not my rant. this is the rant from a psyche worker in chicago public schools. karen lewis. [View all] mopinko Jun 2014 OP

I don't know enough about this particular situation to opine on enlightenment Jun 2014 #1

but i think it is important to remember this fact- compulsory education mopinko Jun 2014 #3

Like I said, I don't know enough to opine - enlightenment Jun 2014 #6

A Hot Mess.... NYC_SKP Jun 2014 #2

i think i am pretty invisible here. mopinko Jun 2014 #4

I subscribe to this group but rarely check in. NYC_SKP Jun 2014 #5

Corporate apologist bullshit. eridani Jul 2014 #7

there is no corporation here. just 2 moms on the ground. mopinko Jul 2014 #8

So your two moms don't think that poor kids deserve libraries or counselors? n/t eridani Jul 2014 #9

called a false equivalence mopinko Jul 2014 #10

Which you fix by closing their libraries? n/t eridani Jul 2014 #11

which you fix by closing half empty schools mopinko Jul 2014 #12

Baloney. Central office determines the budget for each school. proud2BlibKansan Jul 2014 #13

and what would be the percentage of teachers nationwide? mopinko Jul 2014 #14

and most librarians here are paid out of chapter one funds mopinko Jul 2014 #15

Do not agree! lunasun Jul 2014 #16

well, a slightly more in depth conversation is what i was hoping for. mopinko Jul 2014 #17