Okay, so this opinion piece is not just by Dave Eggers, it's co-written by Ninive Clements Calegari. I didn't know who that is, but turns out she's a cofounder of 826. The authors are arguing for the importance of increased teacher salaries in education reform, particularly as a tool to lower teacher turnover. As we see a lot of, examples are made of Finland, South Korea, and Singapore. But as the article illustrates, beyond just salaries, their successes can be attributed to very different treatment and perception of the teaching profession on a national level. So the authors don't contend that increased salaries are The Solution to American Education, but that the changes it would affect could facilitate a broader progress in the attitudes toward teachers and education reform.
And, of course, Dave Eggers is a great writer (I think). And if you haven't been to 826 Chicago, you should definitely check it out! It's a great resource for students (free writing programs), and the storefront sell fun spy toys, as well as published work by youth.
And, because I know you all like TED talks:
But hey, I guess Osama bin Laden was just nabbed. Sooo we can just divert all the military dollars to schools, right?
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