| ▲ | nvahalik a day ago |
| All kids are indoctrinated. As parents do you want to have control of that or not? With that attitude you might as well just tell parents that they shouldn't participate in society! |
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| ▲ | kochikame a day ago | parent | next [-] |
| I think the point is that part of having a functioning society (civic life, engagement, tolerance of others) is having people mix together. School is one of the prime places where that happens. If you allow a lot of people to pull away from that "forced" engagement with others then you start to stress a lot of societal bonds. |
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| ▲ | nvahalik a day ago | parent | next [-] | | You're right. It's _one_ of the prime places. I don't know a single homeschooler that sits at home all day long. They work in family businesses, participate in bands, sports, and co-ops. Many belong to churches where families come from all different strata: our church has surgeons, line cooks, programmers, self-employed handymen, disabled vets. They interact with everyone—including kids. They do things like "kid markets" where they have a business. They watch their parents learn how the house works and how to manage finances. There is no forced engagement—in fact the peer pressure is often completely gone. They are in an environment (their family) where they are much freer to be themselves. | | |
| ▲ | cyclotron3k 21 hours ago | parent [-] | | > I don't know a single homeschooler that sits at home all day long. Well, you wouldn't, would you? Sorry, not to detract from your other points, but I thought it was funny. | | |
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| ▲ | yachad 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | Sure, but I don’t like how society is functions. I don’t like the direction in which society is headed. That is why my solution is to be selective in who I socialize with, find a like-minded partner, and have lots of children. My intent is to create a new society and culture free of the rot that infects every public space today. |
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| ▲ | bdangubic a day ago | parent | prev [-] |
| the purpose of education is largely opposite of indocrination (plus few other things). if your kid is being educated is such an environment you should move (or pay for private education). |
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| ▲ | kochikame a day ago | parent [-] | | I get where you're coming from but I think your statement is a bit naive. Education systems as we know them today are absolutely about indoctrination in so many ways. Capitalism, love of country, views on family units, beauty and aaesthetics, what has cultural value and what does not etc etc. Not to mention many school systems just straight up having classes on religion, allowing armed forces into schools to recruit and the like. Whether you're worried about left wing or right wing indoctrination, it still holds true. All kids are being indoctrinated every time they go to school same as every time they watch TV. | | |
| ▲ | xboxnolifes 18 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | Exactly. Which history lessons get taught, which books get assigned as reading, which clubs are available, etc. Even if they are taught to be critical of the assignments they get, if the selection is limited enough, kids will not have the breadth of knowledge to even see the alternatives. | |
| ▲ | bdangubic a day ago | parent | prev [-] | | I pay a lot of money for my 12-year to not be in the system you are describing and am grateful I can provide this for her more than I am grateful for just about anything else |
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