[quote=“mofangongren”]Hypothetically? OK, first I’d get a bunch of people understand education to advise me – i.e., to discuss the likely outcomes of various ideas on the table. I’d also need to go through the tax bases, and existing state setups – not all communities or states are alike in how they handle education.
It’s been a problem for a long time that the guys getting the education degrees in colleges are often the guys who are just trying to finish up a degree (any degree) after being an “undecided” major for 3-1/2 years. Pretty much anybody who’s gone to college knows these guys – at the last minute they opt into an education degree not because they like teaching but because they want to graduate on time. Screw that. There’s lots of people who would like to teach, would be good at teaching, but the pay sucks and they’d have to go through lots of certification courses. I’d deregulate a lot of the certification requirements (keeping in a background check just in case any horny Catholic priests try to sneak in). As with any economic situation, I’d increase pay to something liveable but also expect a lot more out of the teachers, including the ability to fire shitty teachers.
I’d fund after-school and other programs – the sort of stuff that keeps kids healthy, learning stuff, etc. America’s future soldiers and workers shouldn’t be fat losers or headed to jail. The cost in unwanted kids and jailtime just isn’t worth it. Heck, I’d even provide some funding to let home-schoolers get textbooks, etc. Private schools could probably apply for some kinds of funding… provided it doesn’t go toward S&M gear for Catholic priests.[/quote]
You almost sound conservative! :s
What’s up with the Catholic thing? I know you are engaging in satire, but come on, hasn’t there been cases of rape, molestation and other child abuse in the public sector?