That's the psyop a lot of people use to justify them, homeschool groups and sports etc are much better outlets.. higher caliber peers in an environment that's not industrially structured 

The real reason public school is so common is economic, people feel they can't afford to homeschool (if they can even afford to have kids) because the states been waging war against it 

i think of them more as a place for the kids to make friends, not really bastions of learning (although that's kind of what they should be)

stack_harder

State schools are the manifestation of a bunch of bad incentives, and they're meant as a last resort... Think of them as an orphanage not the standard 

justin_shocknet

Education

How to prepare kids for the modern work world ?

really makes you wonder why none of these things are taught in school, the curriculum should literally be built around them imo