Submitted by Stephen Zimmerman (not verified) on February 8, 2007 - 15:02.
It is interesting that we monitize everything in our society except education which we primarily use for the purpose of achieving better roles within the capitalist economic system. Schools are not emphasizing fine and performing arts, world languages, philosophy, ecology and other subjects with little economic benefit, we're emphasizing litaracy, numeracy and the hard sciences that drive the economic engine of the world economy. Call it what it is - let's not have some holier than thou attitude toward education when our local unions are constantly begging for more pay for teachers. Paying students is a reasonable way to show students the benefit for getting an education. I'm sure that many middle and upper class parents do this already without the schools knowledge. Why not allow this in schools where students easily see the economic benefit of dropping out of school to enter illegal drug and theft rings. I want to hear from a male who believes that 14 year old boys believe in education for its own sake. Please. I'm a well-educated teacher/administrator who remembers well the days of middle school and high school when the last thing on my mind was my education. wiffle Ball, basketball, girls, video games, etc. . . that's where our minds are. Reasonable monetary aid to students may also help keep some parents from 'home schooling' their kids and using them to work on the family farm or home day-care. Impossible to fund, but a good idea in theory.
It is interesting that we
Submitted by Stephen Zimmerman (not verified) on February 8, 2007 - 15:02.
It is interesting that we monitize everything in our society except education which we primarily use for the purpose of achieving better roles within the capitalist economic system. Schools are not emphasizing fine and performing arts, world languages, philosophy, ecology and other subjects with little economic benefit, we're emphasizing litaracy, numeracy and the hard sciences that drive the economic engine of the world economy. Call it what it is - let's not have some holier than thou attitude toward education when our local unions are constantly begging for more pay for teachers. Paying students is a reasonable way to show students the benefit for getting an education. I'm sure that many middle and upper class parents do this already without the schools knowledge. Why not allow this in schools where students easily see the economic benefit of dropping out of school to enter illegal drug and theft rings. I want to hear from a male who believes that 14 year old boys believe in education for its own sake. Please. I'm a well-educated teacher/administrator who remembers well the days of middle school and high school when the last thing on my mind was my education. wiffle Ball, basketball, girls, video games, etc. . . that's where our minds are. Reasonable monetary aid to students may also help keep some parents from 'home schooling' their kids and using them to work on the family farm or home day-care. Impossible to fund, but a good idea in theory.