Wednesday Wanderings

I believe that this recent victory by the Los Angeles Educators is
significant both in the long term benefits to teachers and students,
as well as an encouraging beacon to Educators everywhere.
But we must remember that it is just one victory over one community's
failure to uphold their children's future, and not the final victory.
As we gird up for the next battle, we should also question the reasons
we must continuously join the struggle to defend our children's
teachers, build decent schools, establish smaller numbers of students
in classes, teach our children to think, rather than to recite.

Greed messes up otherwise intelligent minds.
Crazed Capitalists push for an end to public education in favor of
privatization. Our children are not their concern, only the
opportunity to grab off even more of the working classes money. These
Greedy Capitalists turn their backs on the very public school system
that under girded our nation's rise to its current Super Power status.
You might think the capitalists would want to improve this successful
formula, rather than destroying it for an unproven private system.
But once again Capitalism stands firm, going for the bottom line,
Profit, rather than caring for the needs of the people.
When I entered college in 1954, I had never heard of Student Debt.
For one thing, fifteen hours(one quarter) cost me $55.00, plus books
and supplies. I worked part time, lived at home and never owed a
single red cent. And by the way, I worked for $1.25 an hour, and
still earned enough to cover all my expenses.
If our American Corporate Empire Ruling Class truly believed in its
people, it would know that our future strength relies on how well we
educate our young. But if the Ruling Class has no confidence in the
children of working class America, and cares only for the opportunity
to grab off all the wealth it can, then of course they will run huge
student debts. Think of a future where you exit college with
something like $100,000 in debt, with jobs that are paying wages based
on prices not seen in 50 years, housing costs that consume 50% of your
take-home pay, and the only housing you can afford means over an hour
travel each way to and from your job...a job that might go away or
turn into part time.
This is the future Secretary Betsy Duvos
and her greed possessed boss, Donald Trump are herding us toward.
But hey! The Super Bowl is coming up. Give me a call later on...in
between my three part-time jobs.

Carl Jarvis