Rant on Education and Family

Something I posted somewhere else:


And about the school system: It doesn't exist in a vacuum, so I look also to modern understanding of family. Women, once given more freedom to be something other than a nurse or teacher, choose that way. Which means an expectable, though politically ignored, decrease in the quality of teachers.

Also, the feminist movement has put extreme economic pressure on the female half. Increasing the workforce by over 40% decreases the value of the most common workers, making it nearly impossible for a the average man to provide for four people on his high school diploma salary.

It is hard to address this publicly because 1) the damage is done and 2) professional offended people will be offended.

The underlying structure of a family and expectations for economy, which MEANS "home", have been shaken and, apparently, no one is allowed to say anything about it.

Has globalization taken away jobs? Hell yes, but there will always be something taking away jobs. I look always inward, to adaptability, to ingenuity and production. There is no reason why the Rust Belt and the poor South should still be the way they are when we have the means to educate all, which is not the responsibility, IMHO, solely on the public education system.