Every one acknowledges that the system is broken. Its broken if schools are always bankrupt, teachers on strike, parents paying 25%+ of annual income to schools etc. This BOGO thing is just feeding off the issues there are and highlights just how desperate people are.
But the sickness is there regardless of whom is to blame, the same sickness that ails millions of americans with college debts, for degrees they didnt get, need, or use.. in schools they didnt need but paid a ton for because of prestige.
Why should I vent? you think I give a crap? other than seeing friends crippled by financial loads of 40k+ a year in tuition. The Yeshiva system didn't do anything for me and I dont respect it as an institution... you can ash me but im being honest, my best years of my education and formation were spent in a cheder of 6 kids which functioned as a CO-OP school.. parents taught for 1-2 hours a day and we learned in a shull
Sure if you make 100$ an hour post tax and teach 20 hours a month for 10 months thats 20k of lost income, but if you made that much you should afford tuition.
Some ideas would be to revamp the yeshiva as an institution, the modern day yeshiva is, well, modern day.. few kids unless you were an iluy or son of wealthy parents, went to yeshiva.
The issue of economic sustainability is present in any institution no matter how noble its intentions... Avot laid it out "im ein kemach ein torah"
Every one is entitled to do as they please, as you are entitled to learn in kolel etc or choose your children's education, i'm entitled to voice my thoughts on this.
Some yeshivot are cutting edge in education and child growth etc but to compare them to private schools at even 25% ? when I was in yeshiva and got in trouble I was punished, who ever hear of a Yeshiva with a competent social worker or staff physiologist at my age ? kids used to tell horror stories of my principle, so once when I was sent to the principle, I hid in the bathroom for days
Lets not even discuss the teachers qualification, often they had 0 background and were just bochurim or newly married people.
The yeshiva system has changed and improved, but what i'm pointing to is the need to invest in education.
Rather than fancy weddings and expensive sheitels (heres where the usual people will twist my words to imply im bashing the frum community) annd of course a bed bath and beyond list which makes me envious as a single guy, community's etc should build financial frameworks for investing in chinuch.
You get married, the community gifts you with a 5k seed fund, you contribute to it, the community matches etc? it should be like a college fund, invest in your kids future.