GiddyGap to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhat's behind the increase in homeschoolingwww.axios.comexternal-linkmessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up190arrow-down11cross-posted to: conservative
arrow-up189arrow-down1external-linkWhat's behind the increase in homeschoolingwww.axios.comGiddyGap to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square61fedilinkcross-posted to: conservative
minus-squareinterceder270@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up28arrow-down42·edit-21 year agoEh, there are more insidious ways children get indoctrinated in public schools. They’re taught to: Obey authority no matter what Learn/do/value what other people say they should learn/do/value Put STEM above all else Sharing information is bad The kids who are successful now will be the ones who are successful later
minus-squarenukeworker10@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up24arrow-down1·1 year agoThey are also exposed to alternative viewpoints, different cultures and concepts,.
minus-squareinterceder270@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down3·1 year agoYeah, schools aren’t all bad.
minus-squareandyburke@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down1·1 year agoThis has not been my experience as a either a public school student quite a few years back now, not as a parent of public school aged children. Public school has its own gigantic share of problems, but the criticisms above seem exaggerated to me based on my experience.
minus-squarejmp242@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·1 year agoThe only one that doesn’t ring true to me (granted now from 25 years ago in the 90s) was the last one.
minus-squareFermion@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down2·1 year agoYour first two points apply far more to private religious schools than to public schools.
minus-squarejmp242@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·1 year agoHmmm, I’ve never been in a religious school, but those first 2 were pretty big in my public school in the 90s.
Eh, there are more insidious ways children get indoctrinated in public schools.
They’re taught to:
Obey authority no matter what
Learn/do/value what other people say they should learn/do/value
Put STEM above all else
Sharing information is bad
The kids who are successful now will be the ones who are successful later
They are also exposed to alternative viewpoints, different cultures and concepts,.
Yeah, schools aren’t all bad.
This has not been my experience as a either a public school student quite a few years back now, not as a parent of public school aged children.
Public school has its own gigantic share of problems, but the criticisms above seem exaggerated to me based on my experience.
The only one that doesn’t ring true to me (granted now from 25 years ago in the 90s) was the last one.
Your first two points apply far more to private religious schools than to public schools.
Hmmm, I’ve never been in a religious school, but those first 2 were pretty big in my public school in the 90s.