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[-] SouthEndSunset@lemm.ee 74 points 5 months ago

Apart from anything else, why should teachers have to buy the tools to do their job?

[-] red_rising@lemmy.world 78 points 5 months ago

Because for decades teaching has been marketed as ‘a calling’ not a job. People say things like, ‘teachers do what they have to’ or ‘no one goes into teaching for the money’ or ‘you might be the only person in some of these kids lives that care for them.’ These kind of phrases allow higher ups to continually slash teaching budgets while convincing teachers that they must fill the shortfall because of they don’t, who will? It’s bullshit.

[-] reddig33@lemmy.world 32 points 5 months ago

People are in for a rude awakening after republicans get rid of public schools. You think buying your own supplies is expensive — wait until you get the bill for going to private school.

[-] ceenote@lemmy.world 39 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

"Oh, you can't afford to send your child to school? Well the coal mines are always hiring if you need to get them out of the house."

[-] MrVilliam@lemmy.world 29 points 5 months ago

Soon, an editorial headline:

Americans' bills are piling up; could chattel children be the answer?

[-] EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 5 months ago

See also: Republicans have repealed child labor laws, but is that really a bad thing?

[-] Tyfud@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

The children, they yearn for the mines.

[-] this_1_is_mine@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago

It's because Republicans really like the unwashed masses they're easier to manipulate.

[-] zbyte64@awful.systems 4 points 5 months ago

Don't worry, we'll all be too busy reacting to actually take the time to reflect and learn something.

[-] SouthEndSunset@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago

Much like nurses in the U.K., and their current pay battles. There are even former nurses saying “they should do it for the love of the job”.

[-] Neato@ttrpg.network 16 points 5 months ago

They shouldn't. Education is critically and routinely underfunded because dumb people vote conservative.

[-] SouthEndSunset@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

There will be a point where people will wish that education standards hadn’t been allowed to fall so low…but as long as the rich keep getting richer, I suppose no one will care.

[-] Num10ck@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago

rich neighborhoods often pay $200+ per student per year for supplies.

poor neighborhoods just get by without supplies

[-] asteriskeverything@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

I read that should as shouldn't and damn near had a ragefart.

this post was submitted on 29 Apr 2024
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