on the other hand weve been trying to make kids learn reading and math for a good century and we seem to have hit the point of diminishing returns https://twitter.com/default_friend/status/1412645676295491587 …
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remember that time we tried to teach kids to fight terrorism in schools https://archive.is/azmv9 pic.twitter.com/uSfYyDc2GA
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this is not a contradiction. instead it demonstrates that even the best schools in the world are bad https://twitter.com/woke8yearold/status/1412842946089607168?s=19 …
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im starting to suspect that contrary to the literal wording of the adage but aligned with its spirit, the future belongs to those who Exithttps://twitter.com/HHillespie/status/1412846371623866374?s=19 …
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Conservative and centrist Whites have been exiting for decades. What has that achieved? One thing people don't get is that the System doesn't care about anyone's little protests and strikes. You'll keep while the Woke march through the institutions.
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i dont understand why your going at me about this
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Well, it is a public discussion forum I am also, as someone who is constitutionally conservative, deeply frustrated at people who back off from every fight and then can't understand why they keep losing. There is no reason public education has to be a Woke playground.
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I wish that it were better but I don't see any way of making it better from within. what seems more likely to me to be successful is competitive pressure from greater school choice, by vouchers or other means, which is likely to achieve all of the things you mentioned wanting
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something like this (gesturing around) in retrospect and also many other problems seem almost baked into the public school model with strong teachers unions. so im skeptical they're worth superficially reforming at this point even if you could pull that off
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I /dont/ want to leave everyone stuck in this system, and it seems like the most elegant way to attain this is to make good alternatives so that others who are interested can Exit more easily themselves
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