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Why is that a problem?
by rfdave 4y ago
Why is that a problem?
- mensetmanusman 4y agoIt decreases the diversity of thought. If your school system is failing, the government shouldn’t imprison parents who want to do their best to try something else.
- jakelazaroff 4y agoNot sure why "diversity of thought" is axiomatically a Good Thing. When extremely religious parents homeschool their children because they want to pass on those values, that's bad for society. Some things are heterodox for a reason.
- potta_coffee 4y agoYou don't get to decide that religious values are good or bad.
- sofixa 4y agoAs a citizen in a country, you get to decide on allowing religious fundamentalists to indoctrinate their children. I choose hell no, keep religion out of schools and out of public life.
- potta_coffee 4y agoYou're using a lot of loaded language in your response. What is a "religious fundamentalist" to you? Also you're missing the point, because the topic of discussion is religious people educating their own kids, not religion in public schools.
- mensetmanusman 4y agoThis is an authoritarian mindset common on the left but is antithetical to liberal values. Having a desire to control how other people prefer to care for their children usually doesn’t end well historically.
- jakelazaroff 4y agoI do, actually.
- rfdave 4y agoI'm going to go out on a limb and claim that human sacrifice is bad.
- jpambrun 4y agoI do, and society does. Sex equality comes to mind.
- mensetmanusman 4y agoDiversity of thought is important for creating a robust problem-solving framework. Once a monoculture forms it becomes easy to subvert it because people tend to be vulnerable in the same way. e.g. a monoculture is easier to abuse by corrupt leaders. Increased diversity of thought may have prevented Germany from systematically becoming entirely reliant on Russia.
- sofixa 4y agoThere are always private schools you can send your kids to if you really think the public school system is failing.
- anon291 4y agoPrivate schools often start out as homeschooling coops.
- rfdave 4y agoYou're assuming that parents who are homeschooling intend to provide their children with a good education. However, what about people who claim to "homeschool" their children but don't actually follow through, leading to uneducated adults who can't support themselves. I think that assuming good intentions for everyone is a problematic assumption, and you need to manage policies for bad actors as well.