Teacher Laments Loss of Debate and Rise of Violence in Universities

Imagine school used to be a place where students learned to think deeply about big ideas and talk about them respectfully, even if they disagreed.

But now, a teacher is sad because instead of debating important topics, students are getting into fights or even hitting their teachers.

The teacher thinks this is happening because education is becoming too focused on just job skills, like learning to code, instead of learning to question things and understand the world.

They also worry that public schools are getting worse, making it harder for poorer students to get a good education.

Plus, some politicians are making people angry by dividing them into groups.

The teacher hopes students will go back to asking hard questions, doing research, and having thoughtful discussions about big issues that really matter, instead of fighting or worrying about small things like food in the mess.