> The system molds the kinds of bad teachers you saw This is probably true, and that's why I oppose the system generally. There are a myriad of issues which co

> The system molds the kinds of bad teachers you saw This is probably true, and that's why I oppose the system generally. There are a myriad of issues which could be addressed, but unfortunately I don't see that happening, so I encourage disengagement from the public schooling system whenever possible. It's going to be better, and easier, to build new homeschooling networks and private institutions rather than fix government schools. One of the worst things is how repeatedly we were told to "think outside the box" until that resulted in disagreement or something that didn't fit the grading/testing paradigm. Then it became a time for, as you say, authoritarian crushing down. I can only remember one teacher who fostered an environment that was both structured while still encouraging real discussion and thought, they were probably my favorite teacher which is interesting since they were also the one who I disagreed with most vehemently. I wish it had been like that more.