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Oh I agree almost completely with Food Eater Lad.
I recently visited my old high school where my youngest brother is now and I can tell you - shit has not changed in years.
Money is still being spent on the wrong reasons. The principal-s- get to sit around in lavish offices, air conditioned, etc.
Even in a budget crisis they opt to spend their money on cable TV which most classes will *never* use.
Don't even get me started on the district offices, the superintendents, etc.
The money goes there while teachers suffer.
I remember when I was going to shcool and I can tell you, people are still the same shit. There is absolutely no discipline / respect or anything given to teachers. My former high school is still considered one of the top high schools in all of the Los Angeles/Orange County areas.
Yet the usuals such as disrespect, cutting, etc. are all there, and people don't do shit at all.
Its too much of the community/society problems. People don't want to learn, they want to play, they screw the education system up. Teachers give up because they simply can't handle this shit. Hats off to a lot of teachers who have to teach the normal classes, because Honors and AP classes and what not always get the better students (generally, tho not always, and cheating is rampant).
Money isn't a matter IMO other than for teachers and for the inner city and rural schools - the biggest part is student mentality.
Honestly though, enough with the bullshit places like Hollywood spew out about how cool it is to do the shit you do. Thats why I still say, society is fucked up and it starts right at the beginning with it all.
And yes the GI bill gave a lot to educate people - but I'll say that the generatoin then was a lot better than the one now.
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