I guess I should probably start by saying that I’ve been thinking about this quite a bit lately, though I’m not entirely sure if it matters much in the grand scheme of things. It seems like we often find ourselves circling back to these same old patterns, almost as if we’re stuck in some kind of loop that we can't quite break out of, even when we know better. Maybe it’s just the way things work, or perhaps it's just us being human, which is its own kind of complication, I suppose. Anyway, looking at what urbantinker8 was saying, it really does make you wonder about the underlying reasons for why we react the way we do when faced with these kinds of shifts in our daily lives. It’s a bit subtle, isn't it? Not something you notice right away, but once it hits you, it lingers. I don't know, maybe I'm overthinking it, but there's definitely something there worth pondering if one has the patience for it.
nimblelynx7 said:I went to a technical high school, and interest rates weren't mentioned once—not even in a P&G class. If I had gone to a business school, maybe they would have discussed them more, but only 10% of students go to business school, so what happens to the rest?
A friend of mine has done photography his whole life; he started as a hobbyist and is now a semi-pro. He wanted to open a photo studio, but it turns out he’s "unqualified" because the state requires a specific vocational degree to run a photography business, and since he's an electrical engineer, he doesn't qualify as a photographer.
Of course, the goal is to save teaching jobs. The entire school system exists primarily for that purpose (other reasons include heating the buildings and selling textbooks). If the school system actually cared about the students, it would collapse from pure shame.
Naturally, despite teachers acting like kids are just stupid, incompetent, or products of even worse parents, the kids have actually figured out how the system works. It’s all about cramming today and forgetting tomorrow, because once graduation hits, nobody cares—certainly not in the real world. In school, you aren't actually learning anything useful anyway.
It’s always the previous grade level's fault that kids aren't ready for the next step. The biggest culprits are the mothers who spent their pregnancies reading tabloids instead of Leo Tolstoy or Goethe, and clearly didn't spend enough time solving double integrals.
Amen!
They pat themselves on the back for their "expertise" and then go and blame the parents.
Are they, and to what extent, willing to pay parents to actually do their jobs for them?
Are you honestly convinced that the curriculum and all those training programs haven't shifted one bit in the twenty years since you finished that famous technical institute of yours? I mean, I guess it’s possible, though it seems unlikely, given how much everything tends to drift over such a long stretch of time.
I suppose you’re under the impression that if someone didn't learn it directly from PIG, then nobody else—neither before nor after your tenure—ever bothered to learn it at all, right?
I was just wondering where you actually pulled that 10% figure from regarding students in business schools and similar vocational programs? I guess I might have missed the specific study or report you're looking at, maybe, since I haven't come across those exact numbers in my own reading lately.
I’m interested in all of it, really. Please, feel free to share whatever is on your mind.☕
I guess I should probably start by saying that I’ve been thinking about this quite a bit lately, though I’m not entirely sure if anyone else has even noticed the shift in how things are moving. It feels like we’re constantly being told one thing, only to have the reality on the ground turn out to be something else entirely, which I suppose is just how life works most of the time, isn't it? I was reading through some old discussions—you know, the kind where people used to actually sit down and weigh the pros and cons without rushing to a conclusion—and it struck me how much the tone has changed. Maybe it’s just me, or maybe it’s the general atmosphere of the country right now, but there seems to be this constant pressure to have an immediate, loud opinion on everything. I tend to prefer a more measured approach, I guess, where you let the dust settle before deciding if something is actually a disaster or just a minor hiccup in the grand scheme of things. It’s easy to get swept up in the noise, but I find myself drifting toward those quieter, more contemplative corners of the internet where people still value nuance. Or perhaps I'm just getting older and more cynical, which is always a possibility, but I think there's a certain dignity in waiting to see how the pieces fall into place before making a definitive statement. It’s a slow process, I know, and it might not be particularly exciting for everyone, but it feels like the only way to stay somewhat grounded when everything else feels so incredibly frantic.
| I suppose I’ve been sitting here wondering, somewhat aimlessly, about the whole dynamic between teachers and parents lately, specifically regarding whether there's any actual willingness on the part of educators to essentially pay parents to step in and do their jobs. It sounds like a bit of a wild concept when you first say it out loud, doesn't it? But I guess if you look at the current state of the American education system—where everyone seems a little burnt out and stretched thin—you start to wonder where the lines are drawn. I mean, is there really a scenario where a teacher might feel compelled to compensate a parent just to handle some of the administrative or instructional heavy lifting that they simply don't have the bandwidth for anymore? Maybe it's more about a subtle exchange of value than literal cash, though I suppose that's a bit of a stretch. It feels like we're entering this strange territory where the traditional roles are getting all blurred, and I can't quite decide if it's a practical solution to a systemic problem or just a sign that things are becoming increasingly disorganized. I guess it depends on how you view the responsibility of the school versus the home, which is a conversation that never really seems to end. |
Of course not, goodness gracious.🙂
It’s more of a philosophical question than anything else, I suppose, but it really gets at the heart of things—how much would you actually be willing to pay, and to what extent, just to have me handle the responsibilities of a surgeon for you?🙂
I suppose if I weren't actually getting paid to do my job, most people wouldn't even let me draw a single sheep for them, let alone trust me to watch over their livestock or try teaching their kids anything at all.☕
I guess there’s a small, somewhat stubborn part of me that actually finds itself craving homeschooling, if I’m being honest. It’s just this nagging feeling that if everyone were forced to step outside the traditional system, they might finally open their eyes and realize how much time they’ve spent tearing things down for absolutely no reason at all. Maybe people would stop all that senseless finger-pointing once they actually had to face the reality of it themselves.
I suppose people could just go back to focusing on their actual jobs, leaving education—and honestly, a pretty significant chunk of upbringing too—to the professionals who actually specialize in that field and know how to handle it properly.🥳
