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who the hell thought it would be a good idea to shove a bunch of kids of the same age into a room for most of the day and let them figure out social interactions from *other kids their age*?? For like, *all* of childhood and teenage years? What the fuck are we doing

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honestly i suspect the public school system is maybe the biggest contribution to human unhappiness in the western world and i feel like I'm in crazy town that nobody seems to think it's a big deal.

8:58 PM · Jun 26, 2019

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Don't forget that it is meant to prepare children for the horror that comes afterwards.

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think it's a big deal.

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People let their kids be subjected to a regulated Lord of the Flies situation as a trade for access to high incomes via higher ed admissions. The latter is falling apart and, slowly, people are starting to get a clue

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Everyone gets complacent about it after they graduate. No longer their problem. Bonus of not having to contemplate the adults in their lives essentially abandoning them to strangers for the sake of convenience.

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Figuring out how to do social interactions and deal with aggression from one's peer group seems like a pretty useful skill for when you have to deal with the very same peer group out in the real world, no? And I'm saying that as someone who has never been a popular kid in sch

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And, how exactly does homeschooling scale and who can afford it? (Not asking rhetorically)

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You are right

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I agree with this sentiment 100% so I both offer solidarity and relate to the crazytown feeling

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But it's the only childcare that the state will provide, so what can you do

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I think social media plays a bigger part right now than public schools. 🤷‍♂️

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