10% literate in Detroit? Wow that is a scandal. It's too easy to blame the state authorities in this case, I think the main problem is the attitude and behaviour of the students (which is down to the parents) which puts teachers off teaching there
In England, teachers are paid more if they teach in an 'underperforming' school (codeword for lots of poor kids whose parents haven't taught them how to behave). This system has sort-of worked, there are no critical teacher shortages for the worst schools.
But back to the original point, I'd be inclined to agree, even as someone born in the late 90s. Most of the people at school were genuinely there just so they could go to a sub-standard university to do a pointless degree that would allow them to waste their student loans on partying.
In England, teachers are paid more if they teach in an 'underperforming' school (codeword for lots of poor kids whose parents haven't taught them how to behave). This system has sort-of worked, there are no critical teacher shortages for the worst schools.
But back to the original point, I'd be inclined to agree, even as someone born in the late 90s. Most of the people at school were genuinely there just so they could go to a sub-standard university to do a pointless degree that would allow them to waste their student loans on partying.