Honestly this is a huge reason why I’m opposed to public schooling… as crazy as that may sound. First, I don’t mean to say I’m opposed to accessible and free s

Honestly this is a huge reason why I’m opposed to public schooling… as crazy as that may sound. First, I don’t mean to say I’m opposed to accessible and free schooling. Second, I don’t really have a better alternative. However, I’ve said for years - growing up in Texas - that the temptation to use school as a political tool is too great. It makes no logical sense, in a highly competitive political sphere, for lawmakers not to try and foment ideology in state-sponsored curriculums. That said, I was also home schooled for the first part of my life - not weird home schooling I promise, just I had immigrant parents who were shocked when they came to the USA about how rude and intellectually incurious kids were - and it was really great. Critical thinking was a big part of what we did, not so much the accumulation of facts. As it turns out, it made me not so good as a student - i did not try very hard for good grades - but paid of fantastically in my experience with learning new subjects and applying them, especially later in life. Ultimately, I wish there was a silver bullet. I really like the platonic ideal for schooling, just without the infanticide..,