princessnegrita t1_iww281j wrote on November 18, 2022 at 7:59 PM

Reply to comment by 8bitaficionado in Public Schools Are NYC’s Main Youth Mental Health System. Where Kids Land Often Depends on What Their Parents Can Pay. by LittleWind_

I disagree but we’re clearly talking about two different things so ok.

8bitaficionado t1_iww6agk wrote on November 18, 2022 at 8:27 PM

I read your discussion as as two things:

Schools don't get the same fundraising because parents can't due to obligations. I disagreed and explained lack of responsibility vs. lack of ability.

Then that school budgets and policies should have a more tangible distribution of funds and students to address this. This I got from your second paragraph not the first one I responded to. I responded that I am fine with it, but I think will not fix anything.

I will respectfully agree to disagree.

princessnegrita t1_iww9mhi wrote on November 18, 2022 at 8:50 PM

Where we stopped talking about the same thing was when I responded to your opinion on lack of ability vs lack of care.

I asked why should we make sweeping generalizations/policies about all kids because a small amount of parents are irresponsible?

I also said from my very first comment that funding equality won’t fix everything and what PTAs and parent groups offer isn’t just money, it’s support/showing up for the kids. It’s pretty much what all of my comments say.

So I’m talking about equity in all resources (specifically support) but you’re talking about money and irresponsible parents. Two different pages.