Anonymous
Post 02/11/2023 10:50     Subject: Be Honest: Would You Be Happy If You Paid Full-Price For an Elite School and Your Child Became an
Anonymous wrote:Elementary School Teacher?

I currently live in another city, and there is a public elementary school here that is run in conjunction with a local elite university. From perusing LinkedIn and the school’s directory, most of the school’s faculty & staff have BAs and/or MAs from that elite school or a different one. This is a city public school, not a suburban one, so teachers are not well-paid.

Would you be bothered if your child ended up doing that?


Can the same not be said of private school K-12, OP?

Anonymous
Post 02/11/2023 10:49     Subject: Be Honest: Would You Be Happy If You Paid Full-Price For an Elite School and Your Child Became an
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Op were you under the impression that college = trade school? The fact that so many people don’t appreciate or understand the personal and community value of being properly educated is one of the most disheartening and concerning things about our country.


+1

So sick of the college student as consumer, ROI obsession. Education is inherently valuable.


You don’t need to attend an expensive university in order to get the education required to be a teacher. In fact it is stupid to do so.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2023 10:39     Subject: Be Honest: Would You Be Happy If You Paid Full-Price For an Elite School and Your Child Became an
Anonymous wrote:Yes. Life isn’t about money.


Must be nice!
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2023 10:32     Subject: Be Honest: Would You Be Happy If You Paid Full-Price For an Elite School and Your Child Became an
Anonymous wrote:My friend went to Harvard and is an elementary school special ed teacher. Got a masters in special ed after graduating from Harvard.


I will add that her family is loaded (trust fund) and her husband in a doctor.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2023 10:32     Subject: Be Honest: Would You Be Happy If You Paid Full-Price For an Elite School and Your Child Became an
Yes. Life isn’t about money.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2023 10:31     Subject: Be Honest: Would You Be Happy If You Paid Full-Price For an Elite School and Your Child Became an
My friend went to Harvard and is an elementary school special ed teacher. Got a masters in special ed after graduating from Harvard.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2023 10:30     Subject: Be Honest: Would You Be Happy If You Paid Full-Price For an Elite School and Your Child Became an
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Op were you under the impression that college = trade school? The fact that so many people don’t appreciate or understand the personal and community value of being properly educated is one of the most disheartening and concerning things about our country.



+1

So sick of the college student as consumer, ROI obsession. Education is inherently valuable.


Then pay for it yourself.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2023 10:28     Subject: Be Honest: Would You Be Happy If You Paid Full-Price For an Elite School and Your Child Became an
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Elementary School Teacher?

I currently live in another city, and there is a public elementary school here that is run in conjunction with a local elite university. From perusing LinkedIn and the school’s directory, most of the school’s faculty & staff have BAs and/or MAs from that elite school or a different one. This is a city public school, not a suburban one, so teachers are not well-paid.

Would you be bothered if your child ended up doing that?


What “elite schools” offer degrees in elementary education?
What


Stanford, for one.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2023 10:27     Subject: Re:Be Honest: Would You Be Happy If You Paid Full-Price For an Elite School and Your Child Became an
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I had a bunch of friends from MIT do Teach for America. I thought about it but went to grad school instead. One friend is an elementary school teacher, but isn't that wealth? Do whatever you want. Doesnt matter, you have money.


For a year or two?

Teach for America is a two-year program but many participants keep teaching after that. My sister and my best friend from college both did.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2023 10:23     Subject: Be Honest: Would You Be Happy If You Paid Full-Price For an Elite School and Your Child Became an
Anonymous wrote:Op were you under the impression that college = trade school? The fact that so many people don’t appreciate or understand the personal and community value of being properly educated is one of the most disheartening and concerning things about our country.



+1

So sick of the college student as consumer, ROI obsession. Education is inherently valuable.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2023 10:20     Subject: Be Honest: Would You Be Happy If You Paid Full-Price For an Elite School and Your Child Became an
Anonymous wrote:Op were you under the impression that college = trade school? The fact that so many people don’t appreciate or understand the personal and community value of being properly educated is one of the most disheartening and concerning things about our country.




1000%
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2023 10:19     Subject: Be Honest: Would You Be Happy If You Paid Full-Price For an Elite School and Your Child Became an
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Op were you under the impression that college = trade school? The fact that so many people don’t appreciate or understand the personal and community value of being properly educated is one of the most disheartening and concerning things about our country.


Yes when college is this expensive, ROI is king.


So to you, the human you were entrusted with raising is part of your investment portfolio.

Talk about messed up values!
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2023 10:17     Subject: Re:Be Honest: Would You Be Happy If You Paid Full-Price For an Elite School and Your Child Became an
Anonymous wrote:don't mention that you went to an elite school especially paying shit ton of money

I know people for example a guy who went to Yale and had some sort of humanities degree.
He couldn't have a real career for a long time, and finally became an high school teacher.

We make fun of him all the time.


I can pretty much guarantee he is less of a jerk than you are.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2023 10:15     Subject: Be Honest: Would You Be Happy If You Paid Full-Price For an Elite School and Your Child Became an
If my kid wants to become a k-12 teacher, I wouldn’t pay for elite college. But I can understand people doing this when money doesn’t matter much to them. It’s a limited resource for us so we don’t have the luxury to spend it on pure experiences.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2023 10:06     Subject: Be Honest: Would You Be Happy If You Paid Full-Price For an Elite School and Your Child Became an
Anonymous wrote:Op were you under the impression that college = trade school? The fact that so many people don’t appreciate or understand the personal and community value of being properly educated is one of the most disheartening and concerning things about our country.


And that’s a fine attitude! But it doesn’t fly when people are begging for student loan forgiveness.