Moderation note: the first 17 post of this thread were moved from “Evolution Must Be Taught in Public Schools”, because they are not about the teaching of evolution, but discussion about general criticisms of public school
'Hey, looks like corn and tastes like candy! Sonofa..... ' Lewis Black.
I just spoke to my daughter last night who was finally talked into going back to school. She told me she's getting straight A's.
I asked her how much her school loans were. She said, 'about six thousand dollars'.
She's working at Herberger's part time and sharing a piss poor apartment with other young folks her own age. She can't afford a place of her own. She was all happy that her friend got her car running again.
I almost threw up.
She wasn't home schooled like my other kids. She went back to 'public' school.
And now she has to make up for the 12 years that essentially amounted to trying to survive through all of the social bull that goes on in public school. Oh, she learned how to dress pretty and make friends but other than that she learned zip. Well, she's paying the price. As will 98% of all of the other kids she went to school with.
What a complete waste of time. 12 years with nothing to show for it except mounting debt that she'll pay off over the next 20 years.
And you guys are arguing over what should be taught in public school.
I don't want to be too much of a wet blanket but what makes you think any of the kids that are going there even give a shit? Why don't we talk about that? About the fact that whatever goes on in 'public school' results in kids worrying more about how they look that what they learn?
Why don't we talk about the unbelievable disconnect between what public school actually is and what we wish it was and pretend it is.
In my mind, public school is a false promise. It's wrong in every sense, in every way, and it literally destroys 15% of the life of every child subjected to it. Oh the exceptions are there and they allow all of you to maintain the idea that it isn't bullshit, and you can spin it as you will and make it meaningful and that it works.
It doesn't. It still tastes like candy corn.
I am so disgusted with all of us, myself included, that I want to puke. What have we allowed to happen people? And am I the only one angry about it?
