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You're presenting a complete straw man argument and you're incorrectly trying to make a reductio ad absurdum by comparing these views to mythical pop culture co
by vezzy-fnord 13y ago
You're presenting a complete straw man argument and you're incorrectly trying to make a reductio ad absurdum by comparing these views to mythical pop culture conspiracy theories.
It doesn't seem to me like you're well versed into the actual arguments presented by authors and thinkers who write on the inherent flaws of compulsory schooling.
- Nursie 13y ago>> You're presenting a complete straw man argument ?? I'm responding to this - >> the suppression of creativity and individualism is one of the key goals of the compulsory schooling system Which AFAICT is unsupportable and certainly not the stated intention of any of the people I know in education, nor does it seem to be the intention of the politicians who continue to keep the system funded. How is that a straw man? I'm arguing against what you actually said! >> It doesn't seem to me like you're well versed into the actual arguments presented by authors and thinkers who write on the inherent flaws of compulsory schooling. There are all sorts of flaws in schooling, compulsory or otherwise. We could probably take the whole weekend just writing out a list of the ones that spring to mind without serious study. That doesn't mean that suppression of creativity is the goal of the system.