marketingguy420 t1_iwqe2lx wrote on November 17, 2022 at 3:58 PM

Reply to comment by Johnnadawearsglasses in Public Schools Are NYC’s Main Youth Mental Health System. Where Kids Land Often Depends on What Their Parents Can Pay. by LittleWind_

Literally nowhere in my comment did I say we need more money. I said we need better distribution of resources of all kinds.

drpvn t1_iwr5akz wrote on November 17, 2022 at 6:57 PM

Title I schools in NYC get a lot more funding than schools with more affluent students.

Johnnadawearsglasses t1_iwqg39j wrote on November 17, 2022 at 4:11 PM

You did say we need more money for public school students. It’s your entire point. Let’s not try to thread needles here. But to be clear, these country club schools are total bs. On that we agree

marketingguy420 t1_iwqh28r wrote on November 17, 2022 at 4:18 PM

Feel free to quote where I said that! Because I didn't!

My entire point is that a better social safety net and better social services that have nothing to do with school would make for better school outcomes and allow schools to use resources on education and not the other things they have to by necessity because (unlike private schools) they actually have to serve poor communities.

Case in point, medicaid expansion reduced crime.

As for school itself, a system like Finland's where private school basically doesn't exist at all would also dramatically improve overall outcomes, but too many upper east side parents would get very upset if little Hayden IV had to go to a public school.

Johnnadawearsglasses t1_iwql2rm wrote on November 17, 2022 at 4:45 PM

So you want everyone to go to public school. Got it. If that's your main point just say it up front. I for one am not in favor of a monopolist position for a failing system. Organizations earn funding with evidence of efficacy. Not the other way around.