Politically also a non-brainer, right? I would think the vast majority of voters would be in favour of higher wages for teachers. All over the world teachers don't get paid enough and I don't understand what the objections are to paying them more. Sure it costs money, but a highly educated new generation will pay that back manifold. Not to mention it's obviously the right thing to do to pay people a decent wage.

[–] taladar@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don’t understand what the objections are to paying them more.

Because they can get away with paying people less in professions with idealistic world views about their job. That is the reason people in care professions are not paid as much as they should be too.

[–] DessertStorms@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

That's part of it, but can be applied to all jobs under capitalism, but specifically with education - they don't want a population that can analyse the bullshit we're fed, because once you do you can't help but fight against it.
Our education systems are bad by design because that's what serves the system and the few benefiting from it.

[–] OpenPassageways@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago

The objections are from right-wing parties who want to destroy public education and replace it with privatized options that make money for themselves and their cronies. They are also keenly aware that it would be harder to get votes if the populace was not ignorant.