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"Elaborate processes" and "closely scripted, narrowly defined workflow" aren't adjectives I'd ever use for agile done well. And I've been doing it since we were allowed to call it eXtreme Programming. There's lots of "Dark Scrum" out there. Sounds like those are your experiences. They're not mine.

Well that's pretty naive. I've worked with some pretty good teams that wouldn't work any other way. I suspect you've only worked at places that abused agile as described here... https://ronjeffries.com/articles/language-of-hatred/

What? Where's the correlation? The data looks like a random scatter plot to me. It reminds me of this Physics report from ages ago...

http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~kovar/hall.html

Having worked as a consultant about 3 years ago in the NYC B&N.com office across from Chelsea Market I can attest to the following:

Most of the developers are at best mediocre. The IT managers are clueless. They reside in the same building as Google and are unable to attract NYC talent.

Every time I see the stock climb above 17 or 18 I have a strong urge to sell it short.

People who request and get loans are "victims" of "risk structure"? My parents told me "this is what we can afford, the rest is on you. If you earn $xx,xxx then xxx is about how much you can afford to pay per month." Seems to me that a large part of the problem is that we're letting 18-22 yr olds make career and financial decisions without adult mentor/parental input.

How does the amount of property taxes you pay matter? It seems to me that it's your responsibility to see that your child gets a good education. The school is just a vehicle for that. If something is lacking then you have 2 choices: work with the school to fix things or supplement your child's education out of pocket. Kumon costs around $100/month/kid. You can judge for yourself whether that's affordable. Btw, many of the kids at my children's Kumon Center had teachers as parents. While it may feel nobler to battle the bureaucracy and to try to get your $7500 worth, your kid will likely have graduated long before you can effect any change.

Who says you have to follow the school's curriculum. Send your 2nd grader to Kumon Math. It's relatively affordable and your child will be out achieving the other kids in no time.