The same argument applies to pretty much any childless homeowner (including gay couples and old people, neither of which are gonna breed) and the argument never flies because they make it a "good for the species" argument that everyone pays into (a/the) public school system via property tax.
They shrieked like stuck pigs because vouchers are near literally 'voting with your feet'.
And while the school system is rotten and political as fuck, they do notice some things. And if they get a school where a bunch of parents are having their kids flee like rats on a sinking ship, they start asking awkward questions.
And as much as the oh-so-holier-than-thou teachers like to start bleating on about 'muh school funding', the real answers basically boil down to 'some of those kids are dumb as fuck.'
The flip side, though, is that most of those teachers are dumb as fuck and can barely be relied on to do the admin portion of thier fucking job, nevermind the teaching side of things.
The teachers know it, the admins know it, the higher ups likely know it, but they don't want to know it, if you catch my meaning.
I don't know, I think there's some merit to the notion that an educated populace has benefits for everyone. Basically by investing in the development of kids(even if you don't have any yourself) you're setting the populace up so that the up and coming generation will be capable enough to keep everything running smoothly which will benefit you. Little Timmy down the street grows up to be the engineer who knows how to keep the electric grid properly balanced and operational so you don't end up living in the dark ages. That's the theory on paper anyway, even if that's not what the educational system is in actuality.
The same argument applies to pretty much any childless homeowner (including gay couples and old people, neither of which are gonna breed) and the argument never flies because they make it a "good for the species" argument that everyone pays into (a/the) public school system via property tax.
You are right though. They get hostile if you bring that up
Teachers' Unions especially. They know where the cash comes from.
It's why vouchers were so vociferously attacked.
They shrieked like stuck pigs because vouchers are near literally 'voting with your feet'.
And while the school system is rotten and political as fuck, they do notice some things. And if they get a school where a bunch of parents are having their kids flee like rats on a sinking ship, they start asking awkward questions.
And as much as the oh-so-holier-than-thou teachers like to start bleating on about 'muh school funding', the real answers basically boil down to 'some of those kids are dumb as fuck.'
The flip side, though, is that most of those teachers are dumb as fuck and can barely be relied on to do the admin portion of thier fucking job, nevermind the teaching side of things.
The teachers know it, the admins know it, the higher ups likely know it, but they don't want to know it, if you catch my meaning.
Yea I was originally surprised to see the hatred of vouchers until I saw the group opposing them
I don't know, I think there's some merit to the notion that an educated populace has benefits for everyone. Basically by investing in the development of kids(even if you don't have any yourself) you're setting the populace up so that the up and coming generation will be capable enough to keep everything running smoothly which will benefit you. Little Timmy down the street grows up to be the engineer who knows how to keep the electric grid properly balanced and operational so you don't end up living in the dark ages. That's the theory on paper anyway, even if that's not what the educational system is in actuality.