I hear so many complaints and concerns from parents about their kids' experiences. I hear about things like bullying happening in the 2nd Grade classroom, teachers showing cartoons in English for the high school Spanish class, homosexuality and drugs in the school hallways, and having to force their children to do hours of homework.
I hear these things, and in my mind I think to myself: Why? Why is the world like that, first of all? And second, why are you willingly putting them in that environment?!?
Here is my version of why:
Because the great and mighty "They" say it's what is best.
It is best to take a child from their mother at a young age and stick them into an age-segregated classroom. It is best to tell them where to sit, and how to think and who to spend their few minutes of freedom with. It is best to educate them all the same way, and to discourage creative thought (except when creativity is needful, and then it is called forward on demand.) It is best to minimize family time and community mindedness in the name of busy-work and cliques.
Because, our tax dollars are going toward public education, so we might as well use it.
Because, the teachers are trained professionals, and I am just a mother...
Because, it's how it's always been done.
It works great. Millions of people have survived it, and millions more will yet!
But therein lies the rub! Public school is something to merely be survived.
And that, folks, is why we find the world in it's current state.
That's all for now. I can't write more without getting myself in trouble. That's worth about 2 cents anyway...
