Reply #22: If we can't stem this tide I fully expect education to go the way of health care [View All]

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It will, eventually, be turned over to for profit companies and we will see costs skyrocket while quality is driven down except for a fortunate few. Meanwhile, educators within the system will be marginalized and frustrated in their attempts to be effective in their roles. The lack of sufficient funding has already made the jobs of educators difficult. I expect this to get worse as education becomes the next front in the quest for profits over people.

I saw the steps which led to the conversion of our hospital system to a mostly private, for profit system. It has benefited no one. Costs skyrocketed, quality has suffered, and dedicated nurses were driven out of the field which perfectly dove tailed with the goal of more profit. After all, if there's a shortage of nurses, what can they do? Everyone will just have to work harder while the labor costs are lowered and the owners reap the benefits. The parallels are unmistakable.