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> So, the question becomes should we keep schools neutral or not? What is the role of school? Is the role to prep kids to go to college? Is it to drive social
by mfer 4y ago
> So, the question becomes should we keep schools neutral or not?
What is the role of school? Is the role to prep kids to go to college? Is it to drive social change? Is it to teach what kids need to perform common jobs? Is it to teach kids how to have skills to operate as adults (like managing their personal finances)?
These are questions we don't agree on as a culture.
A bunch of debate is rooted in disagreement as to what these should be.
- chmod600 4y ago"What is the role of school?" There are really only two possible answers in the current public school systenlm: 1. Whatever a broad consensus of people want them to do. 2. Whatever a slim majority can impose on the rest. As consensus evaporates, we are left with the latter. This plays out in red/blue states differently. Eventually, we may need to move to a voucher system so that the parents just pick a school that they like.
- mfer 4y ago> There are really only two possible answers in the current public school systenlm: There is one more option. Have a small group of people push their agenda while the masses are mostly unaware.
- chmod600 4y agoBy asking what the role is, you presupposed that we can decide on one, and that it will somehow happen. If the adminstrators and teachers don't fulfill their role, that's a different question.