Reply #165: As far as the education system being broken and my [View All]

[Fruittree]

opinion on that - it's not based on books or statistics but rather on my experience going to school in an inner city area. It was awful to put it mildly - I would have welcomed any escape - "corporatist" or not. I just wanted to feel safe and supported and as if someone believed in me. That was a child's point of view..
Further, I'm not saying I can't support someone because they make more than me but I do believe that in order to survive,we are going to have to be flexible and understand each other - Those of us with the lower incomes pay taxes which suppport teacher salaries and I'm in no way saying that teachers should not be making a living wage but what I am saying is that, in response to the original post, it's not just teachers struggling - we all are and sometimes we have to give in order to help another. That said, I do not want to see schools taken over by private entities or become for profit institutions. In that sense, I fully support the public school system but going back to my experience - the public school system as it is, isn't always working..