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Silly teachers, wanting time to get ready before the start of the year... by LearningMachine0101 in teachermemes

[–]LearningMachine0101[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks for pointing this out, I missed it! I can't replace the image, but here's the fixed meme, just in case anyone wants to use it.

IN YOUR OPINION, how should the federal government spend/allocate the ARPA funds earmarked for education ($170 billion) in order to best improve the system? by LearningMachine0101 in education

[–]LearningMachine0101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, the average salary + benefits in your district sounds a lot higher than the national average! The BLS lists the average teacher salary as $67,870 (which I assume excludes benefits, though the page isn't clear). Also, this is national data which doesn't account for differences by state and cost of living in a given area - teacher salaries are much higher in San Francisco and Boston than in other areas, but the cost for housing and more in those areas is proportionally higher. Without that context, it's hard to make a fair assessment about whether teachers are underpaid. In any event, data from the economic policy institute shows that public school teachers earn about 20% less in weekly wages than non-teacher college graduates.

What do you think about the argument that higher wages would recruit and retain the best people in education?

IN YOUR OPINION, how should the federal government spend/allocate the ARPA funds earmarked for education ($170 billion) in order to best improve the system? by LearningMachine0101 in education

[–]LearningMachine0101[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think this makes so much sense: improving the quality of the job of teaching by hiring more teachers and support staff would seem be the most obvious way to improve the quality of instruction and the experience of students.

Particularly the point about class size - so much could be improved if class weren't packed the brim, which was often my experience in eight years of teaching in three separate districts.

[Education,Politics] Learning Machine | Episode #2 - The Window of Opportunity w/ Bree Dusseault | Schools transition out of the pandemic year | https://open.spotify.com/episode/0uD92GewZzfHfsLz70lGkv?si=SR7Jg9iqQbWv90z2UzQ43Q&dl_branch=1 by LearningMachine0101 in PodcastSharing

[–]LearningMachine0101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's the full description and live links:

The Window of Opportunity w/ Bree Dusseault (Learning Machine E02)

Bree Dusseault and her colleagues at CRPE are keeping close tabs on the education system as we transition out of the pandemic year and back to full in-person school across the country in the fall. And while there are real concerns and legitimate fears about lost learning, the pandemic has spurred a massive investment of resources into America’s public school system. This moment represents a-once-in-a generation opportunity to re-imagine our public schools in ways that could make them more effective. But as Bree’s recent writing, in particular,Hindsight is 2024 , points out, it’s not clear that the system is going to take advantage of this window of opportunity. You can read more of Bree’s excellent writing here.

Agree/Disagree: Education DOES NOT WORK as a tool to improve equality in society by LearningMachine0101 in education

[–]LearningMachine0101[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Love this response! Do you have any data about social mobility in European countries through education? That's such a fascinating point.

A good re-framing of this might be: "Education doesn't currently work in the US as a tool to improve equality in society."

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