Post #539345

2026-03-05 15:20 UTC

Generally, I think it’s hubris for someone to think they can educate their kids better than a professional that’s trained for half-a-decade or more. And the most-common fear, that schools are “indoctrinating” kids, is easily countered: just be fucking involved in their lives. That being said, the real world is always more compicated than theory. Parents should have a right to choose this path, coupled with a responsibility to adhere to the same educational standards as professionals.

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@ThermonuclearHoxha@hexbear.net 2026-03-05 15:27

Parents should have a right to choose this path Considering your first paragraph, why do you think parents’ “rights” should override those of their children?

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@VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2026-03-05 15:58

Out of all my teachers, I’d call maybe 5 of them professionals. The rest are all power tripping bastards that want to put kids in line instead of teach them. Were the system better, I would say public school is the obvious option. But one of my public school teachers told my friend he’d be pumping gas for the rest of his life in the middle of Algebra class lmao. Some of these people are petty as fuck and childish, and they’re punished the same way bad cops are punished.

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@CapeWearingAeroplane@sopuli.xyz 2026-03-05 18:55

I think that besides the academic aspect, there’s the far more important aspect that school is the place where kids interact with their peers and learn to grow up and be people. I honestly don’t think any level of academic education can compensate for the loss that individual kid will experience if they end up missing out on growing up with their peers.

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