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> Most kids prefer not being at school to being at school. OK let's listen to them, and just delete school and see what these kids say in 20 years? Maybe kids
by polote 6y ago
> Most kids prefer not being at school to being at school.
OK let's listen to them, and just delete school and see what these kids say in 20 years?
Maybe kids don't like school, but school doesn't exist because kids like it, it exists for different reasons such as :
- parents can work in the mean time
- kids can be taught things
Kids not liking school is not a point in the "school should be open" debate. It is one in the "how to make kids pleased to go to school" debate though
- XorNot 6y agoThis is an assisine statement. As though school exactly as it is now is the only way to do things (parenting too for that matter).
- paulpauper 6y agoand the author's point is that this is convenient for parents and bad for kids. how about a solution is not as skewed
- dvfjsdhgfv 6y agoActually there is some middle ground called democratic schools. I believe in most parts of the world their legal status is that of homeschooling. In theory, these schools shoudl optimize for the aspects of schools children like and stimulate interest rather than boring drill. In practice, however, I doubt it works well for everybody.
- dlkmp 6y agoThe first point is almost exactly stated by the author. For the second point, he does not question why schools exists, he merely claims them to be inefficient at this target. Which is supported by his personal anecdotes and he does not offer an alternative, so always an easy claim to be made.
- bluecalm 6y agoMost kids love to learn naturally. It's the current schooling system that if the problem, not the kids.
- sanxiyn 6y agoOf course it is a point in "school should be open" debate. It's just that kids don't vote and lack political power.