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Has Violence Against Teachers Become Accepted by Society?

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  1. 7sigma · · focus · HN ↗
    I remember James Talarico talking about how a very aggressive student completely transformed from an angry kid into a thriving one once he had the therapy and support. Of course republicans cut the funding and the therapy ended and he was eventually expelled.

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    I know its a single data point, but I think those situations would happen a lot less if students had access to the right support.

    1. alt227 · · focus · HN ↗
      Yeah its the same with prisoners. Obviously with the right targeted support they do very well at rehabilitation. Unfortunately in our society it always comes down to an issue of cost, and the cost of individual targeted support is only increasing. I&#x27;m sure with infinite money we could educate everybody to an amazing standard, and reform every prisoner. It is a shame that our wellbeing as a society has become an act of taxation budgeting.
      1. micromacrofoot · · focus · HN ↗
        We don&#x27;t need indefinite money, we just need to realize that spending more on care has better outcomes than doing what&#x27;s immediately cheaper. A rehabilitated prisoner is less likely to re-enter the system, but we don&#x27;t measure that cost.

        This is the same with healthcare and schools. We let the system be run by a bunch of short-term get rich quick charlatans who get in the way of more long-term prosperity for everyone. It&#x27;s easier to measure the immediate cost, so we cut there and ignore the long-term expense it creates.

        What&#x27;s worse is that there are many examples for the US to learn from abroad but generations of propaganda have lead us to believe that our deficiencies are what makes us exceptional.

        1. hilariously · · focus · HN ↗
          Yes, the &quot;fiscal conservatives&quot; show their hands over and over again when they simply choose policies that cost us more money, punish more people, lead to worse health outcomes, lead to worse societal outcomes, and just fail to produce the world we want to live in.
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