The Silver Lining in all of this could be that more people decide to home school or send their kids to private or religious schools versus allowing their kids to be brainwashed each day by the Teachers Union Pukes.
What’s going to be funny is when the standardized tests next year show an amazing increase in skills, throughout all groups.
Some things to come out of this:
More Homeschooling.
Lower property taxes.
So,
To those badmouthing homeschooling:
1. Test scores for standardized testing (lower for pubic schools)
2. Test scores for ASVAB, SAT and ACT (lower for public schools)
3. Suicide rates (higher for kids in public schools and in direct correlation to when public schools start and end for the year).
4. Spread of diseases (crowding - efficiency is about maximum utilization)
***How does this Corona virus fit into your picture?
The American pubic school system is another industrial revolution product. A Henry Ford assembly line where kids get put in cohorts by age (not abilities or interests). Classrooms and teachers get used to maximum capacity (quantity over quality). The interests of law/policy makers (used to sell oneself), lawyers, teachers and their unions, publishing companies and others are served financially. Education is not their product.
Many local cities in Californicator land are talking about laying off teachers and other staff members.
Yet, many if not most of those cities are still providing 1-2+ meals a day a day per illegal student.
They should have thought through their support for coronavirus shutdowns. They were happy to get a break from the OPC’s (Other People’s Children). I don’t blame them for that but they will probably never again be able to strike using the threat of sending the OPC’s home. The other thing is that there is more competition in the distance learning arena, and now it isn’t only homeschoolers that know about it. It will be good for taxpayers in general as the cost of public education decreases.
Teachers all across this country are drawing their same salary while only a small fraction of them are working! And I’m supposed to feel sorry for them? NOT!!!!!
Motivated students can learn at home.
Anyone remember Abraham Lincoln’s education? Abe did not have the benefit of the world’s knowledge at his fingertips on the Internet.
If they need a teacher, THOUSANDS of young people can learn from a single teacher at the same time via the Internet.
No class clowns or behavior problems can disrupt the teaching.
Also, parents can watch examples of various teachers’ presentations online and choose which teacher to be the one to teach their children.
Teachers usually work for about 8 months a year (given all the holidays and vacays, including summer). They have good benefits and retirement plans. Maybe schools should take the cut in funds and adjusat. They could fire many “administrators”, lower teacher pay and benefits...and retirement benefits. Are teachers and administrators getting full pay this year while they are on extended vacay? Are taxpayers being given a refund on their property taxes since most schools have been closed for several months?
“Red for Ed” LMAO! FOAD Commies.