re: #233 HappyWarrior

The disdain for educators is just so fucked up beyond belief. My godmother was a teacher. She worked very hard and was the first person in my mom’s mom’s family to get a college degree. People don’t have to like the union but they should have a little respect for the people who teach our kids. You’d think as someone grows older, they’d gain some perspective. As I’ve said. AT 23, I respect my teachers much more than I did at 13 since I realize how much they’ve struck my intellectual curiousities over the years. and there’s no price on how thankless that is.

Right-wing disdain for teachers is closely related to theocrat support for homeschooling and school vouchers. The latter gives them a financial motive while the former serves as ideological cover. Homeschooling supplies, books, and various support services are already a very lucrative industry.