re: English Assignment regarding wealth disparity

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Tell him to go full Marx on his answer so he gets a A and can move on.

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frick that. Always push back against the academic bullshite. I've pissed off a couple of professors doing that.

I hate how the modern left seems to no longer have any interest in or want to engage in any discussion of the general human condition (which is what has always fueled the teaching of English/Literature).

It’s now all just trite vapid boring discourse on every trite vapid concocted cause of the day. It’s all just become so terribly dull.

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the number of millionaires and billionaires is the United States is growing.

By 2025, 28 million Americans will be millionaires in a nation of more than 333 million people.

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This is great. With 228,000,000 adults that indicates that 12% are millionaires. When you look at the third world like the UK its about 4.5%.

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Here's what he should write. All of the A students needs to giver their good grades to F students so every has a C. See how those commie nerds feel about that.

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I will mention this to him- what a fun way to point out nonsense! Love it!

What school sent out this assignment? Teacher should be removed from the classroom immediately if you are in a conservative district. That’s a communist writing prompt and the premise is totally flawed.

How is this a problematic question? It seems open to either side of the aisle using facts from real life.

The number of millionaires and billionaires are growing in the United States. Wages have remained fairly stagnant with the lower and middle class. Inflation has been an issue for five years now.

Knowing that, do you think it's right for people to earn as much money as possible?

That seems like someone can argue for the benefits of a capitalist who can "trickle down," invest in communities, and spark new business ventures for the good of the economy.

Or it can open the door to discussing the hoarding of wealth and the consequences for people.

Would you rather the English teacher teach them one particular stance either way?

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How is this a problematic question?

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Tell me you believe in communism without telling me.

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What school sent out this assignment?

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A statewide virtual charter school (south carolina)

Funnier still, he's also taking a mandatory personal finance course that uses material from frikkin Pochantas Elizabeth Warren... they are teaching kids the 50-30-20 rule, where 50% of earnings go to needs, 30% to wants and 20% to savings. Wtf?

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Teacher should be removed from the classroom immediately if you are in a conservative district.

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That’s a communist writing prompt

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The irony. I would just help my child think critically about the assignment rather than terminate a voice with which I disagree. If the question assumes a false premise, respond with a rejection of the premise and the promise of what the American dream is/should be.

Something like this

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America is a ladder that’s available to anyone to climb. It is a personal choice to pick what level is high enough for you. Start climbing.

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How is this a problematic question? It seems open to either side of the aisle using facts from real life.

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Right. Just take a stance and support the position. Could even argue the side disagreeing with just to build a skill to articulate another's argument. There's no problem as long as teacher is grading the thought process and not the position itself.