Obama pivoting to education, Thoughts?

jack of all trades, master of none

How to fix education:

-Eliminate the Department of Education
-Return the powers of public education to states or counties or even school districts
-School Choice

There, I fixed education.

I strongly disagree that any group of people benefits more than the other from a good teacher.


It is way too much of a generalization to make that claim. What each kid needs, is what each kid needs. What makes one teacher good for one student, could be why they aren't for the next.

Is he saying AA and Latino students needs good teachers to succeed and whites and asians dont?

Or


Whites and asians benefit from better teachers and those teachers should be teaching in schools that are a majority of black and/or hispanic students?

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Implying that disadvantaged children would benefit the MOST from a good teacher?

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Yes, and he is doing so accurately. See the Law of Diminishing Returns.

WeeWee's plan to improve education

1. Outlaw Teacher's Unions
2. Vouchers
3. Stop busing
4. DO NOT ARREST FEMALE TEACHERS FOR SLEEPING WITH STUDENTS! (just kidding)

Let him have at it. The government education system is fricked up anyway. If he wants to focus it on the "disadvantaged," it'd probably end up helping out the "privileged" even more.

Kids in disadvantaged communities have the most obstacles placed between them and a successful adult life. Everyone knows a great teacher or teachers can reelly help a kid suceed later in life. Everyone also knows the importance of good role models, of having someone the kids can look up to.

For many kids in disadvantaged communities, a good teacher is probably their best, and maybe only shot, as getting a kid to do the things necessary to get a good education, which will allow them to overcome those obstacles.

Kids in not as bad off communities, of course, still need good teachers... but also have other role models and other avenues (parents, tutors, etc) to help them succeed.

I agree with the president in that regard. If a teacher is going to make roughly the same amount of money no matter what, and they can teach in a suburban district with lots of parental involvement and few behavior issues, or an urban district with no parental involvement and tons of behavior issues, human nature says the teacher will go tho better district.

Lol. He's just trying to frick as much shite up as possible before he leaves office.