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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The main issue is the lack of a strong middle class.  In the DMV and other strong economic areas we are becoming a society of wealthy high educated members served by a large lower class.  Automation and technology has taken a hammer to entry level middle class jobs, sales and other previously well paying changes work that didn't require huge amounts of edUcation or skills.  Our school systems are starting to reflect these income gaps.  The amount of immigration hasn't changed that much over time.[/quote]

No the proportion of poor people is increasing

The proportion of people who won't parent properly and/or care about education is increasing

We need to stop funneling everyone into college tracks.  There are plenty of middle class jobs that are still available the don't involve going to a 4 year degree problem.  [/quote]

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Gross.

So these beliefs are exactly the problem. They led to extreme bias in education where low income children and children of color were far less likely to be challenged or accelerated even when their test scores and abilities merited it.
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DP:
Sweetheart, the world needs plumbers. That’s not a bad thing. Skilled trades are nothing to be ashamed of. I find your classism to be “gross”.[/quote]

We should discuss the fact that truly poor kids can’t even access vocational programs to become plumbers or electricians. A friend paid for the apprenticeship program for her son and it was $8K.[/quote]

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