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This is a staggering and damning indictment: "It only takes 2-3 hours of study per day to keep up with the regular school curriculum" The sheer waste of life
by sago 12y ago
This is a staggering and damning indictment:
"It only takes 2-3 hours of study per day to keep up with the regular school curriculum"
The sheer waste of life that implies about children in 'regular school', let alone the staff that provide services for them, is staggering.
- hueving 12y agoA big component of school is just glorified daycare. Lots of lower income families send their kids to school mainly for that purpose.
- eliben 12y agoWhy just "lower income". Why do you think pretty much every working couple of parents sends their kids to school with afternoon activities until 5 PM. AFAIK this is extremely common in the bay area.
- rmxt 12y agoDaycare or not, why is income relevant here? Rich or poor alike, daycare or learning alike, kids go to school for a multitude of reasons including socialization, applied skills (shoe-tying, sharing, etc.), and exposure to things besides television and iPads, none of which hinge on income.
- hueving 12y agoSorry, I should have clarified. Lower income people could not afford the cost of sending the children to daycare if schools actually sent students home after 3 hours each day. Where I grew up, school became the social safety net for children from low income backgrounds. If the temperature dropped to -10F, they would still not cancel school because the low income kids received better heat and better meals from the school. My point is that in many cases, school isn't nearly as much about learning as it is to have a safe and stable place for children from unstable households.
- kyberias 12y agoUmmm... isn't there more to school than the "official curriculum"? Kids learn to listen, talk, discuss, concentrate, present, read, write etc.
- dasmoth 12y agoThat seems in line with some of the claims made about a typical office job...