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minus-squareshish_mishlinkfedilink55•2 years agoReligion and the fear of “woke” things being taught to their children like evolution, sex education, history,science…
minus-square@interceder270@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink26•edit-22 years agoEh, there are more insidious ways children get indoctrinated in public schools. They’re taught to: Obey authority no matter what Learn/do/value what other people say they should learn/do/value Put STEM above all else Sharing information is bad The kids who are successful now will be the ones who are successful later
minus-square@nukeworker10@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink14•2 years agoThey are also exposed to alternative viewpoints, different cultures and concepts,.
minus-squareandyburkelinkfedilink11•2 years agoThis has not been my experience as a either a public school student quite a few years back now, not as a parent of public school aged children. Public school has its own gigantic share of problems, but the criticisms above seem exaggerated to me based on my experience.
minus-square@Fermion@feddit.nllinkfedilink6•2 years agoYour first two points apply far more to private religious schools than to public schools.
minus-squareFoundTheVeganlinkfedilink11•2 years agoThose people exist, but you should read the article for some more perspective. Trans children who faced bullying and black families who want to avoid systemic racism in the school system are also significant groups.
Religion and the fear of “woke” things being taught to their children like evolution, sex education, history,science…
Eh, there are more insidious ways children get indoctrinated in public schools.
They’re taught to:
Obey authority no matter what
Learn/do/value what other people say they should learn/do/value
Put STEM above all else
Sharing information is bad
The kids who are successful now will be the ones who are successful later
They are also exposed to alternative viewpoints, different cultures and concepts,.
Yeah, schools aren’t all bad.
This has not been my experience as a either a public school student quite a few years back now, not as a parent of public school aged children.
Public school has its own gigantic share of problems, but the criticisms above seem exaggerated to me based on my experience.
Your first two points apply far more to private religious schools than to public schools.
Those people exist, but you should read the article for some more perspective. Trans children who faced bullying and black families who want to avoid systemic racism in the school system are also significant groups.