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> I take much more stock in the opinions with those who actually have to work under those conditions and see those systems in use first hand. Check out John Ta
by spraak 7y ago
> I take much more stock in the opinions with those who actually have to work under those conditions and see those systems in use first hand.
Check out John Taylor Gatto's works [1]. He was a public school teacher for 30 years, but later advocated for homeschooling.
[1] E.g. Dumbing Us Down: the Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling, and The Underground History of American Education: A Schoolteacher’s Intimate Investigation Into the Problem of Modern Schooling
- pushpop 7y agoI know of his work. I just disagree with it. He isn’t the only teacher with 30 years of experience in public schools under his belt and plenty of other teachers have the opposite opinion of homeschooling to him. While I do think it’s good that people like him create a discussion I still see him as somewhat of an outlier when all of the other teachers I know - both retired and those still in “active service” - take a dim view of homeschooling. But if that’s what you want to do for your kids then I genuinely hope it works out for you.