0 sats \ 3 replies \ @SimpleStacker 15 Nov \ on: What do you think about homeschooling? Memes
It's great if one of the parents has the time, energy, and personality for it.
True. A lot depends on the parent's ability and time at making sure the kid gets the good material (including material that goes against the parent's belief system, so the kid gets to enjoy all kinds of takes) and the proper social interactions. As much as I believe some parents are up to this task (I'm not~~), I also believe some old-school teachers are also up to this task. One has to decide based on what schooling system is available to them and based on one's own ability to provide what said schooling system is not able to provide. For now, I'm pretty amazed at what my kid gets to experience in school in Korea, things that neither my wife nor I would be able to give him.
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I hear the critical thinking argument a lot. And I do not find it convincing.
You say that it is the responsibility of parents to provide "the other side of the coin" as well.
Things that go against their belief system.
Being a teacher in Germany, I can tell you that 32 of our 35 teachers only teach what they belive or what the overlord school system tells them to teach.
There is absolutely no critical thinking involved in what they teach for over 90% of the teachers.
So if 90% of the parents are wrong, I can assure you that 90% of the teachers are also wrong.
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Oh i fully agree that the same standards should also apply to traditional teachers...
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