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Re:I think US college education is nearer to collapsing than... by lanstin on Monday March 21, 2022 @12:12AM (#30750166)
Ever time I have had co-workers fired in some desperate attempt to blame low quality of a system on individuals in the system, I leave, because that shit is demoralizing.
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Re:I think US college education is nearer to collapsing than... by rahimnathwani on Monday March 21, 2022 @02:21AM (#30750865)
Yes, your past experience sounds sad.

But, with regard to public education systems in the US:

- it's definitely true that some people 'attempt to blame low quality of a system on individuals'

- it's not generally true that this leads to firing (of teachers)

If you want to know more about some of the problems, you might enjoy the documentary 'Waiting for "Superman"': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiting_for_%22Superman%22

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