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You mean we decided to put them into an extremely artificial environment which they can't leave without getting into trouble, in which the primary skill of focu
by kiba 6y ago
You mean we decided to put them into an extremely artificial environment which they can't leave without getting into trouble, in which the primary skill of focus are academics at the expense of everything else.
Then, when they graduate from school, we expect them to swim and thrive in an environment that they have very little experience in, and that which a lot of people somehow muddle through life without certain vital skills like cooking.
OK. School functions as 'daycare' center. Sure. Because our society is structured such that parents are forced to work two jobs.
- colinmhayes 6y agoI really can't agree that the primary focus of school is academics over everything. Primary focus of elementary school is learning to socialize. Primary focus of high school is learning to manage responsibilities. Even college the primary focus is networking. People complain about not learning how to cook or do taxes in school all the time, but they must not have paid attention, because school provides all the skills that are needed to perfect those relatively easy tasks.
- kiba 6y agoThey do? That's news to me.
- colinmhayes 6y agoShould've paid more attention I guess. Taxes is literally just reading instructions and adding some numbers plus multiplying them. Cooking is just reading instructions. Following instructions is exactly what you learn to do in school.
- kiba 6y agoI don't see how high school does anything for learning responsibility. You go to school, do work, get grade. Same thing we did in middle school and in elementary school. Except more bullshit and people giving you way too much homework.
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