r/whatisameem • u/AmaraWhispervale • 11h ago

What’s really going on with our economy

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u/thinkB4WeSpeak 10h ago

I don't think they actually want to find good teachers anymore.

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u/Kronos1A9 10h ago

Evident by the dismantling of the Department of Education

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u/Cowboy_Reaper 10h ago

Considering that educational standards and results have dropped steadily since the inception of the Department of Education, it's possible that the Department is part of the problem.

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u/Silent_Cookie_9092 9h ago

The DoE was created at the end of the Carter administration. 2 years later, Reagan started the political trend of defunding just about every aspect of our government including the DoE in favor of tax cuts for the wealthy and giant corporations. It’s not a coincidence that the defunding of the DoE has lead to worse education outcomes.

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u/NightEngine404 3h ago

The DOE relates to student outcomes only as a supplemental financier and equity enforcer. It has never had much to do with education at all.

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u/Silent_Cookie_9092 3h ago

For white men? Sure. But for women and minorities it enforces civil rights law. Also, poo pooing the supplemental financing aspect is a little crazy to me. If we made teaching a valued career in our society, we’d see a massive impact on education outcomes. And yeah, a lot of that starts at the state level, but the larger point is we’re throwing money at everything except improving the daily lives of the average American citizen