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Timeflyer

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12. DeSantis is chipping away at PUBLIC education

Reply to dameatball (Reply #7)

Wed Jul 27, 2022, 01:21 PM

Jul 2022

His corporate donors smell all those tax-payers dollars in public education. This may also be pandering to the military in an election year. Yes, teacher shortages exist, but teachers in DeSatan's Florida have targets on their backs because of his "culture wars" propagandizing. Those who can will leave for places where they are not labeled the enemy nor used as political chew-toys to stir up rethug base.

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Any thoughts on this? [View all] twodogsbarking Jul 2022 OP

What could possibly go wrong? 2naSalit Jul 2022 #1

Most military have degrees now. jimfields33 Jul 2022 #4

Most military do not have degrees. Phoenix61 Jul 2022 #5

Bachelor's Degree: US Adults age 18-44...19% Active Duty Enlisted...7% Active Duty Officers...42% twodogsbarking Jul 2022 #6

Oh my gosh! jimfields33 Jul 2022 #10

lol no they don't obamanut2012 Aug 2022 #16

What could possibly go wrong? Srkdqltr Jul 2022 #2

GMTA Srkdqltr Jul 2022 #3

I can see where non-degreed people working in more like "aide" positions could be helpful. I fail to dameatball Jul 2022 #7

DeSantis is chipping away at PUBLIC education Timeflyer Jul 2022 #12

Yes, but DeSantis is merely tapping in to a vein that has existed in Florida for decades and has dameatball Jul 2022 #14

Christofascist plan to destroy free education. lark Jul 2022 #8

Florida Man teaches too? Sneederbunk Jul 2022 #9

I don't see a problem with it...Also lets get more truck drivers with no CDL on the roads mitch96 Jul 2022 #11

Retired military are perfect teacher material economically Diamond_Dog Jul 2022 #13

Perhaps I will apply for one of those spots. Chainfire Jul 2022 #15