School aid increases...

[rskrause]

@Joe

The increase I was talking about would be an across-the-board change, nationwide. No more huge differences based on state to state, this would need to be at the federal level. It would need to be an overhaul, making graduate school in education on par with med and law school, with a high degree of selectivity. Those that do make the grade, of which there wouldn’t be that many, would be much more qualified. The solution for the problem isnt to pay existing teachers better and throw money at the problem, it needs to be fixed from the ground up. Right now, most of the best college students don’t go into the field because it doesn’t pay enough, and the exceptional students that do go into the field are overshadowed by a lot of mediocre ones, because they skated through school.

Joe: my hat is off to you. That makes great sense. Joe for education czar! In the sense you mean, teachers are underpaid. In general (with many exceptions) as it is, teaching attracts people who want a comfortable living without working too hard, not those who strive for excellence.

It would be fantastic if we could change that.