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> Public schools in the US and most religious upbringings I would say the school system in general does that. The whole point of the school system is to turn
by tenpies 7y ago
> Public schools in the US and most religious upbringings
I would say the school system in general does that. The whole point of the school system is to turn you into a predictable automaton of economic utility. You want to be creative? Do that in your own time or pray you can control your creativity enough to only release it during the designated classes.
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- droithomme 7y agoYes, absolutely. John T. Gatto, John C. Holt, and Alfie Kohn all have very interesting commentary on this issue which is worth the time to engage with and ponder.
- jariel 7y ago"The whole point of the school system is to turn you into a predictable automaton of economic utility." No, they are there partly to educate you, partly to babysit you, with the hopes that you can 'get along' in life afterwards, or maybe go to University. Highschool doesn't prepare you for anything specific, certainly not the workforce. In Germany, the education is considerably more focused on moving people into the trades or higher education, which frankly, works very well though it's arguably even more elitist than the US, as fewer kids go to Uni (tend to have richer parents).