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This is a great point, but raises issues around the entire US public education system that often times crosses the line of babysitting vs. education (I know not
by schnaars 14y ago
This is a great point, but raises issues around the entire US public education system that often times crosses the line of babysitting vs. education (I know nothing about this school).
Managing a bunch of 15 - 19 YO's is pretty challenging and as schools continue to get their budget raised or cut, based on attendance, it will be more important to manage attendance vs. GPA / performance. Having kids safely in school, with butt in seat in class, will be continue to be a driving KPI.
Human beings aren't cattle, but an education system built around preparing kids for a 9 - 5, factory job, is essentially a cattle farm.
- dmix 14y ago> Having kids safely in school, with butt in seat in class, will be continue to be a driving KPI. Source? All of my years in school have taught me that (unwilling) attendance != comprehension of material.
- kps 14y agoMoney in the public primary and secondary education system — and in the US that is around half a trillion dollars each year — flows according to body count, not learning. You get what you reward.
- jivatmanx 14y agoWhy should all of the children who are in school voluntarily have their entire learning experience disrupted by the kid who keeps being forced back into school by a truant officer?
- MartinCron 14y agoI think it 's mostly a question of meaningful consent. Just as a 14 year old cannot consent, legally, to having sex with a 30-year-old, a child cannot really be trusted with the choice to opt out of school.