Secondly, there is a federal school lunch program for all the students that need it. This program is not underfunded, and is not what I am talking about when discussing educational "resources".
> Buy their own chalk.
Oh please.
> incredible amount of _hidden_ infrastructure in place at a place at Caltech
There were many opportunities to join research activities. This was not necessary for the education, though. I didn't partake of that, as research did not interest me.
> so that you could sit down and think about nothing but Calculus
Sorry, but that does not require incredible infrastructure. It just doesn't.
> world class professor
Being a researcher is not the same thing as being an effective teacher, not at all. They weren't hired for their teaching ability. I doubt any had any training whatsoever as teachers.
I'm amazed at the notion that teaching with a blackboard and chalk requires incredible infrastructure.
Freshman physics was taught by Prof Goodstein, who is a world class physicist. I had no personal interaction with him at all. The homework was graded and administered and coached by grad students (in "recitation" sessions). A couple years after I graduated, his lectures were recorded and made available as "The Mechanical Universe" series of videos. Lots of fancy animations and stuff were added, but in my not-so-humble opinion added entertainment but little value.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8_xPU5epJddRABXqJ5h5...
If you can’t see or understand the incredible amount of _hidden_ infrastructure in place at a place at Caltech so that you could sit down and think about nothing but Calculus with a world class professor then you are extremely privileged.