We homeschooled, K-12 (minus 4th and part of 5th). He spent the second half of ‘5th grade’ decompressing - in his pajamas, reading, thinking, talking. One thing he told me, “Mom, I felt like I was losing my SELF.’
They didn’t have any time to read, although he had been an avid reader. They did mindless homework, and we had Terrible Homework Wars. I instantly knew the words all Moms say at homework time. He told me the kids did their papers carelessly, without a care, just to get them done.
He and his new wife are going to homeschool their little girl (now 4 months old) - well, already are. It’s a terrible thing happening to our children at those schools. I tutor kids 1:1, and all day long I try to reach them and draw them out of the mindless routines and set their minds on fire for learning.
When criticizing the education system, it might be wise to actually proofread one’s article.
For instance:
“Much more than we would like to thank, the k-12 experience is a lobotomy [...]”
Should be:
“Much more than we would like to THINK, the K-12 experience is a lobotomy [...]”
Other than that small glitch, I found the article quite spot-on.
Cheers!
Rihanna has 2 black eyes, which is 1/3 the number of Grammy Awards she has won. How many times did Chris Brown punch her in the face?
I had gone back to school when I was 39. I was aghast at how stupid and lazy college kids are these days.
I kept a full class load and traveled almost every week to several other states part-time to install medical imaging equipment. I still kept a 4.0 GPA.
I’d get to hear kids in my classes who lived with their parents and had no jobs whine about needing more time to do their homework. I almost fell out of my chair one day when a 20-something woman said she didn’t know who the Vice President of the United States was. Had another idiot kid with an Obama hat on trying to tell me the Bush economy was “the worst since the Great Depression.” I asked him if he had ever read about the Carter administration with double-digit inflation, double digit unemployment, gas lines, and the Iranian hostage clusterfork.
Don’t forget the drugging and poisoning of the population with polluted food and water. As well as uninterested parents...
I used to think this kind of stupidity was an urban legend. But I’ve been on the other side so many times now that I think this is credible.