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Is there some documentary or a read that explains the american school system somehow? Reading the constant complaints about it (such as mountains of homework, s
by yoz-y 5y ago
Is there some documentary or a read that explains the american school system somehow? Reading the constant complaints about it (such as mountains of homework, suffering through classes and all that) is quite alien to me.
Some classes were boring, sure, I slept through them. But for the most that was not the case and the load never seemed to be excessive. (studying in eastern, then western europe)
- MattGaiser 5y agoThere is no one American system. Experiences can differ wildly by program or state or county.
- andrewzah 5y agoThere is no one uniform experience, but there are some consistent problems. Severely underpaid teachers and a focus on testing leads to formulaic memorization of (what a lot of us thought) was drivel, just things to know and forget after the test. High school for me started very early (about 6:45/7 to catch the bus), so it was miserable. I did have some classes that were the exception, but for me all school did was try and beat the drive to learn out of me. In middle school I got punished for reading ahead in our assigned literature. We also had to deal with a powertripping principal for years. And that's to say nothing of the completely whitewashed US "history" we learned. I actually was homeschooled for a few years, so I have experience with both systems. The issues I had with homeschooling were the overly religious program my parents used, and the lack of socialization. I will never put my kid in a public or private school system, provided that I find a community for us to engage socially in, that we find a good curriculum that's not religious, and that either myself or my partner engages in it full-time.