<p>This is where I think there’s a disconnect. Objectively, yes, we have spent lots of money. lots and lots. But schools are still dangerously underfunded, and what happens INSIDE the classroom isn’t necessarily what officials like to plot on charts. So it’s like there are the people that are saying what’s going on, and then what’s actually happening. In my state they’re trying this thing with failing schools called “academies”,where they split the 2000 student enrollment into three or four smaller “academies” with smaller class sizes. It took a lot of money. After the first graduating class of these programs, there was a report published that basically said: “uh… so we tried really hard, and gave them small class sizes, but… the dropout rates weren’t any lower and people are still failing. Maybe because we didn’t higher good teachers?”</p>
<p>Also, wouldn’t taking out the “stupid” people because they’re wasting time in school, only lead to a society of even MORE stupid people? If you’re in class and not paying attention, you have an infinitely higher ability of hearing something that sparks your attention or that you’ll remember than if you’re not in class at all to hear it. It’s like a catch 22 argument, they’re stupid so you take them out of school, and they’re stupid because they’re not in school. haha.</p>
<p>Just for distinction’s sake, there are more job opportunities than just being a doctor, lawyer, CEO, or car mechanic or repairman. There’s a lot in the middle that doesn’t require having a PhD, but still extensive formal education. I’m just saying that even if you’re not destined to be a lawyer, you’re not automatically destined to be a plumber.</p>