A conversation I had with a school teacher on Instagram and the state of education due to the cultural climate

[Travel memoir21]

Please keep your politics to yourself, this is just an interesting conversation I had about some of the stuff going down in the educational field due to the Charlie Kirk incident.

Him: Nah..the govt wants us to be sick so they can weed out the weak and keep the people with decent immune systems alive. The elderly are the first to go, then the immunocompromised go. Luckily I’ve only gotten Covid once and it was only for a day. By the next day I was working out like nothing.
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Me: wow thats ****ed up..........The government is corrupt bro


Him: I don’t post any political stuff because the people in charge of teachers are firing people for posting stuff about Charlie Kirk..suspending their certificates and firing them. So I keep my mouth shut lol

me: wow holy crap...thats bull**** man....that would not happen if it were the 70s, 80s or even 90s

Me: were literally living 1984

Him: TEA is in charge of teachers in Texas and they’ve already fired or suspended 100 teachers for their social media posts. I mean common sense would be to just keep your comments to yourself, but freedom of speech is gone in Texas. It’s scary man.
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me: Whats the political party of our School district?

him:It’s divided. But more democrat leaning.

Our city is a democratic city

him: But they’ve already told us not to talk about politics or even mention it in class. If kids bring it up we have to change the subject. Which I understand. Same thing with religion. They wanted us to put up the 10 commandments on our wall, but it got shut down. Personally I don’t believe it should be there because not everyone is Christian, and imposing that on them is just wrong, but Texas is a fkn trip now.

 

[taiyuu_otoko]

Teachers are the dumbest people ever.

If you make it through college, but can't get a job anywhere and don't want to work at Starbucks (because it's too intellectually demanding) you become a teacher.

 

[Alvafe]

there is that phrase, "if you don't know you teach"

but I always ask people how many teachers you had who was really good? if you had more then 5 you are a lucky fellow

 

[BaronOfHair]

Him: Nah..the govt wants us to be sick so they can weed out the weak...

Our own decisions have left us in lousy shape. Uncle Sam's efforts on this front are more unnecessary than throwing Kendall Jenner a swimsuit, then expecting her to wear it whilst sunbathing

 

[Clockwerk50]

One of the most powerful weapons in the battle for information is giving out false information. Humans often don’t seek out accurate information but affirmation on their already held beliefs.

Take that as you will.

 

[Divorced w 3]

Teachers are the dumbest people ever.

If you make it through college, but can't get a job anywhere and don't want to work at Starbucks (because it's too intellectually demanding) you become a teacher.

They’re not always dumb they may just not have motivation. It’s a cushy job (don’t let them tell you otherwise)

 

[taiyuu_otoko]

They’re not always dumb they may just not have motivation.

Fair point, but what's the difference?

Somebody who is dumb or somebody who is too lazy to apply any kind of intelligence?

 

[Bokanovsky]

there is that phrase, "if you don't know you teach"

Those who teach, can't do

 

[Bible_Belt]

Teachers are the dumbest people ever.

What grade did you drop out of to make that seem true? Are college professors dumb, too?

 

[Bokanovsky]

What grade did you drop out of to make that seem true? Are college professors dumb, too?

I wouldn't say that most college professors are "dumb" but, with some exceptions, they are not people of exceptional intelligence either. The golden age of academia is behind us. A smart and talented person would not thrive in a modern academic environment.

 

[Travel memoir21]

I wouldn't say that most college professors are "dumb" but, with some exceptions, they are not people of exceptional intelligence either. The golden age of academia is behind us. A smart and talented person would not thrive in a modern academic environment.

So it's better to be self educated, read a few books at your local library and lived in the school of hard knocks pretty much? That's what you're saying?

 

[Alvafe]

What grade did you drop out of to make that seem true? Are college professors dumb, too?

yes

 

[Bokanovsky]

So it's better to be self educated, read a few books at your local library and lived in the school of hard knocks pretty much? That's what you're saying?

No, that's not what I'm saying.

 

[BaronOfHair]

Teachers are the dumbest people ever

What grade did you drop out of to make that seem true? Are college professors dumb, too?

I wouldn't say that most college professors are "dumb" but, with some exceptions, they are not people of exceptional intelligence either

The field of education has a vexation similar to the ministry, police departments, and (to a lesser extent)the armed forces

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The sort of folks who'd thrive in The Corporatesphere or/and as entrepreneurs either don't go into teaching at all, or don't hang around for long. And those who recognize they have neither the talent nor the intellectual firepower to get very far outside of K-12 frequently choose to go into teaching... They've essentially never graduated, and this is obvious, in their thinking and behavior