N. K. Jemisin @nkjemisin.bsky.social

Those who can, teach. Those who can't, push educators aside and scam every possible dollar out of school systems.

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Cavetoad @cavetoad.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 00:08 UTC

Business is in charge. Look at Pearson, they own the whole system in most states from teacher testing to get a license to the textbooks to the state tests. The other is the College Board who owns all AP curriculum and testing and now pushes pre-AP curriculum to the districts to lower grades.

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Alex F @arramol.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 16:05 UTC

As the father of an elementary schooler in Texas, it hurts how true this is.

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Katherine Yngve @purpletiger.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 15:00 UTC

💯😭

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Nona Jabiznez @nonajabiznez.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 14:05 UTC

15ish years ago the superintendent of the vocational high school I worked at walked in to a meeting and said "I need you all to remember that we are a business" and I swear you could have felt the wind in my sails dissipate from across the room. I left teaching shortly after.

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DeryckEleven @deryckeleven.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 01:16 UTC

@miq.moe

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Kelly Barnhill @kellybarnhill.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 14:15 UTC

It's endlessly infuriating

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