Not everyone should be required to attend college. if we have a robust primary and secondary education system then people can make choices based on their aptitude beyond that.

I hear you, and can totally relate. Hell, I live in Mississippi, where I KNOW this place is going full Trump (mitigating factor: MS has like .00000065 electoral votes or something). My (unsolicited) advice: Just focus on Florida. You can’t change your vote there, and 28% of those GOP voters who have already voted,…

I found it difficult to star you, as I am doing my best to remain hopeful.

it’s so awful. i feel so badly for teachers who got into this profession only to be underpaid and told to taught to a test instead of really give kids what they need to grow.

As a teacher, I can tell you for a fact that we are “encouraged” to have the kids think critically. In reality, the curriculum that’s pushed does very little to encourage that and is primarily used to promote the “skills” used to pass state tests. There is no exploration, no problem solving, just disguised teaching…

Sigh. My sons said to me last week: “Wait. You took a course called ‘Civil Rights’ in HIGH SCHOOL?”

The number of Trump signs I see on my commute every morning in SE Michigan and NW Ohio is very depressing. I’m usually in a pretty pissed off mood by the time I get to work.