Class Discussion

School days make up a large chunk of our life’s calendar. Education is one of those rare commodities that everyone shares in their experience, yet every time education pops up in public discourse, the vocabulary of the discussion is nothing short of bizarre. The commentary (and I’m speaking not of public figures here but rather the person-on-the-street banter) on our school system seems to boil down to two themes: a genuine admiration of teachers and a visceral disgust with how schools are treated and managed.