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Is that so bad? Schooling is a waste of time anyway, this way kids have more free time and they can enjoy their childhood and learn some new skills on their own

Is that so bad? Schooling is a waste of time anyway, this way kids have more free time and they can enjoy their childhood and learn some new skills on their own.

CalRobert 7y ago
I generally agree with the "school is a waste of time" sentiment, except that it does mean an additional burden for parents who now have to deal with carers for their kid during the work week.
lm28469 7y ago
> Schooling is a waste of time anyway > enjoy their childhood and learn some new skills on their own. Sadly most kids wouldn't "enjoy their childhood" without school. Schools aren't just about useless assignments, it's a social framework that prepare you for life; learning, the scientific method, living/working with people you don't agree with, doing tasks you don't want to right know but which end up beneficial in the mid/long term, entering a community, &c. You need a minimum set of tools to be able to navigate in life and most people aren't going to learn these by themselves. Some people have great families/local communities which can play this role but I doubt it's the majority. None of that needs to happen in a $50k/yr private school though.
Angostura 7y ago
What makes you say schooling is a waste of time? My kids in an East London comprehensive have come out with a great, rounded knowledge set and a whole set of interests I wouldn't have been able to inculcate into them, plus some rather cool friends.
michaelt 7y ago
Is that so bad? Schooling is a waste of time anyway The fact this thread is about people paying $30,000 a year for private school suggests this not a universally accepted truth.
bubblewrap 7y ago
Just give those kids an iPad. It's not as if tech people of SF haven't already provided a solution to the problem.
codyb 7y ago
I’m sure “kids just learning some new skills on their own” is a perfectly cromulent system. Universal public education is one of America’s greatest achievements and a tremendous equalizer. At school children learn to socialize, and history, and the arts. They play sports, and get in trouble, put on plays and sign yearbooks. And it’s a tremendous thing we do that should be encouraged and valued.

Is that so bad? Schooling is a waste of time anyway, this way kids have more free time and they can enjoy their childhood and learn some new skills on their own.

CalRobert 7y ago

I generally agree with the "school is a waste of time" sentiment, except that it does mean an additional burden for parents who now have to deal with carers for their kid during the work week.

lm28469 7y ago

> Schooling is a waste of time anyway > enjoy their childhood and learn some new skills on their own. Sadly most kids wouldn't "enjoy their childhood" without school. Schools aren't just about useless assignments, it's a social framework that prepare you for life; learning, the scientific method, living/working with people you don't agree with, doing tasks you don't want to right know but which end up beneficial in the mid/long term, entering a community, &c. You need a minimum set of tools to be able to navigate in life and most people aren't going to learn these by themselves. Some people have great families/local communities which can play this role but I doubt it's the majority. None of that needs to happen in a $50k/yr private school though.

Angostura 7y ago

What makes you say schooling is a waste of time? My kids in an East London comprehensive have come out with a great, rounded knowledge set and a whole set of interests I wouldn't have been able to inculcate into them, plus some rather cool friends.

michaelt 7y ago

Is that so bad? Schooling is a waste of time anyway The fact this thread is about people paying $30,000 a year for private school suggests this not a universally accepted truth.

bubblewrap 7y ago

Just give those kids an iPad. It's not as if tech people of SF haven't already provided a solution to the problem.

codyb 7y ago

I’m sure “kids just learning some new skills on their own” is a perfectly cromulent system. Universal public education is one of America’s greatest achievements and a tremendous equalizer. At school children learn to socialize, and history, and the arts. They play sports, and get in trouble, put on plays and sign yearbooks. And it’s a tremendous thing we do that should be encouraged and valued.