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Re:I would never send my kids to school (2017) by thrower123 on Thursday September 19, 2019 @11:17AM (#21016993)
Being terrible is part of the value of public school. Unless you happen to get yourself into the prison system, it is very likely that you will never encounter an environment as degrading, hostile, and illogical as a public school system. One is exposed to people of all different abilities and disabilities, in a way that one is almost never forced to cope with after the age of 18. Exposure to that full spectrum of humanity is valuable.
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Re:I would never send my kids to school (2017) by adamnemecek on Thursday September 19, 2019 @12:31PM (#21017828)
Idk seems like a waste of time. Why not let kids get really good at things.
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Re:I would never send my kids to school (2017) by thrower123 on Thursday September 19, 2019 @12:46PM (#21017989)
The ones that can will regardless.

We could waste people's time considerably less than we currently do, but it would require a sober look at what people are capable of and tracking them into vocational training that matches their abilities much earlier than we do, rather than sticking our fingers in our ears and singing "lalala everyone should go to college."

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Re:I would never send my kids to school (2017) by adamnemecek on Thursday September 19, 2019 @03:29PM (#21019752)
> The ones that can will regardless.

This is really wrong attitude. Success sometimes depends on a small push at a particular time.

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Re:I would never send my kids to school (2017) by thrower123 on Thursday September 19, 2019 @03:43PM (#21019905)
Your mileage may vary, but I find that extrinsic motivation is a very weak force.
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Re:I would never send my kids to school (2017) by adamnemecek on Thursday September 19, 2019 @07:43PM (#21021863)
Me too. Which is why school is shit.
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Re:I would never send my kids to school (2017) by AnimalMuppet on Thursday September 19, 2019 @12:34PM (#21017851)
Because some of them will get really good at hanging out on the street corner with their friends. We want our adults to be prepared for more than that.

On the other hand, "being terrible" is also not exactly a great reason to stick kids in school...

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