Comment on Is American politics really as seemingly satirical of itself as it is portrayed?

• AA5B@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I’m not entirely sure how opi feel about that: spending the same on educating all students is surely a good thing and I’m sure this benefitted more than it hurt. However, the punishment for deciding to spend even more seems inappropriate

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  • ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    If you and your neighbors have the means, then you could opt for private tutoring if you feel your public school is not adequate.

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    • AA5B@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Sure, but my point is that while all kids deserve a well funded education system, all kids deserve high standards, all kids deserve all the opportunity, politics will still determine that level. We clearly already have a situation where different places have wildly different ideas of the value of a good education, and putting a cap on spending won’t change that

      But it’s different to say a town shouldn’t pay more. I’ll vote for better funding for schools whereever they’re needed to bring all kids’ future up to my standards, even at the expense of my increased taxes to pay for it, but I will not let them limit my kids’ future down to their regressive standards.

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      • ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        If you’re advocating for the ability of individuals (or if you can get them to agree, an entire town) to opt-in to donating extra money to the state-wide school fund, I say more power to you! :D

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