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Happy Teacher's Appreciation Week to All the CS Teachers

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Happy Teacher's Appreciation Week to All the CS Teachers

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Post by alexdanilowicz »

I have tremendous admiration for all teachers, especially computer science teachers who (presumably) could make more money working as engineers in the industry, but instead choose to educate others and help them chase their dreams. You are an inspiration and thank you!

I hope that people recognize the importance of education and, especially in the United States, start to value education more. I worry that most education in the U.S. will become privatized because budgets continue to be cut and good teachers decide to leave for other opportunities.

Thoughts?

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Post by ajdoingnothing »

I have tremendous admiration for all teachers, especially computer science teachers who (presumably) could make more money working as engineers in the industry, but instead choose to educate others and help them chase their dreams. You are an inspiration and thank you!

Nice post – I'd like to echo those words. The (Assistant/Associate) Professors, lecturers and researchers @ research institutes I have seen could easily move to the industry and make plenty of money (whilst facing less politics and get more funding/time for their research), yet their love for teaching and inspiring students is admirably greater.

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Post by endisneigh »

skavi wrote: post #5
MichaelAO wrote: post #4

Why are you afraid of privatization? The government monopoly hasn't exactly been stellar.

not ready to give up on equality of opportunity yet.

This doesn’t exist to begin with. “Good” school districts are already far more expensive to both rent and purchase real estate in.

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Post by endisneigh »

> I worry that most education in the U.S. will become privatized because budgets continue to be cut and good teachers decide to leave for other opportunities.

Not sure why people say these things. Just like public schools, private schools have a variety of achievement levels and opportunity.

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Post by c8formal »

endisneigh wrote: post #7
skavi wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

not ready to give up on equality of opportunity yet.

This doesn’t exist to begin with. “Good” school districts are already far more expensive to both rent and purchase real estate in.

Therefore we should not bother making things better?

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Post by endisneigh »

c8formal wrote: post #9
endisneigh wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This doesn’t exist to begin with. “Good” school districts are already far more expensive to both rent and purchase real estate in.

Therefore we should not bother making things better?

I didn’t say that?
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