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I agree with this. Kids are already subject to an agenda; for example, never once in my K-12 education did I learn anything about sex. This was because it was

I agree with this. Kids are already subject to an agenda; for example, never once in my K-12 education did I learn anything about sex. This was because it was politically controversial at the time (and maybe it still is now), so my school district just avoided the issue entirely. I remember my mom being so mad about the curriculum in general that she ran for the school board and won. (I believe it was more of a math and science type thing. She was upset with how many coloring assignments I had. Frankly, I completely agreed with her then and I do now.)

nostrademons 2y ago
I was lucky enough to go to a charter school where my teachers encouraged me to read books like "People's History of the U.S" and "Lies My Teacher Told Me". They have an agenda too, but understanding that there's a whole world of disagreement out there and that I should seek out multiple information sources and triangulate between them has been a huge superpower since. It's pretty shocking to understand the history of public education and realize that it wasn't created to benefit the student, but to benefit the future employers of those students.