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Originally Posted by ernie
But to me there isn't a profession that is more important to the community, city, country etc.. I have no issues with "overpaid" teachers. I really don't. I want this profession to attract the brightest and the best.
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Personally, I want strong and sustainable public health care and education far into the future. But I regard chronic deficit spending - often linked to high salaries and unsustainable pensions - to be the greatest threat to sustainable public health care and education.
With the inevitable slowing of the economy due to ageing, public finances are going to be under tremendous pressure going forward. We can either make some tough decision and manage a gentle decline, or we can be irresponsible and drive public finances - and public services - right off a cliff.
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Originally Posted by IliketoPuck
Gone are the days where a kid can actually have meaningful consequences for bad behavior or poor academic results.
Every single one is coddled. No kid is given a failing grade. All comments have to be provided in a "positive" light. Even though little Jimmy just got 3/30 on his math test.
Basically, there needs to be consequences to actions. Currently, there are virtually none.
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It's funny, but every parent I know agrees. They
want to see letter grades and rankings. They
want real consequences for bad behaviour. And they blame the absence of those things on the schools, and woolly-minded new models of education.