Anti-intellectualism is encouraged in our society. Just had our school budget votes. Know why the budget passed? Because if it didn’t, interscholastic sports would be cut. Let’s face it, we pay athletes and musicians immoral amounts and then complain if a teacher with 25 years experience makes more than the janitor. We think about sports when we think about school – and then wonder why it’s so hard for kids to think there’s any value in what they learn.
It is a cultural crisis because we live in a society that does not VALUE education. As a former teacher (not for a very long time - that wasn’t my ultimate calling), I know how frustrating it is to have what you do be held in such low esteem in society.
Anti-intellectualism is encouraged in our society. Just had our school budget votes. Know why the budget passed? Because if it didn’t, interscholastic sports would be cut. Let’s face it, we pay athletes and musicians immoral amounts and then complain if a teacher with 25 years experience makes more than the janitor. We think about sports when we think about school – and then wonder why it’s so hard for kids to think there’s any value in what they learn. It is a cultural crisis because we live in a society that does not VALUE education. As a former teacher (not for a very long time - that wasn’t my ultimate calling), I know how frustrating it is to have what you do be held in such low esteem in society.